It's the perfect foil for stately Summit Avenue parallel to Grand, one block north. It's All Happening at the Zoo Celebrate the acclaimed Minnesota Zoo's 21st anniversary with the wild things. America's second largest zoo is home to more than 2,400 animals, ranging from regional wildlife to such rare creatures as Komodo dragons, Siberian tigers and Southeast Asian fishing cats. Take a daily monorail ride for a narrated treetop tour of the park, across Safari Park or view various naturalistic habitats containing wolves, moose and true wild horses. United HealthCare Marine Education Center, where dolphin shows and shark talks take place daily.
Musical concerts occur throughout the summer, and there are frequent special events.
Little Sound Stage on the Prairie Humorist Garrison Keillor's popular program can be heard weekly on Minnesota Public Radio and many other NPR stations. Drop in on the taping of A Prairie Home Companion Saturday nights in St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. Heck, maybe your greeting to the folks back home will be one that Keillor reads on the air. This is one of the largest state fairs in the country, held on an expansive fairgrounds campus in St. Paul. Call the numbers provided for schedules and tickets.