Family Travel - AmericInn® of Inver Grove Heights, MN
The Perfect Family Vacation in Inver Grove Heights Minnesota
With its convenient location, Kids Stay for Free program, spacious family-style accommodations and signature suites sleeping up to 5 people, complimentary AmericInn Perk breakfast and high-speed Internet access, the AmericInn Hotel & Suites provides the ideal setting for your next family vacation in Minnesota. Our complimentary shuttle service to the Mall of America and MN Zoo will give your family plenty to do when staying with us. You can also enjoy our large indoor pool, whirlpool, and sauna, or just relax in the lobby by the fireplace.
There are so many things to do, you'll find something for everyone to enjoy during your Inver Grove Heights Minnesota family vacation!
Family Attractions and Activities
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory - Located just west of Lexington Parkway and Horton Avenue in St. Paul in the historic Como Park Zoo. Parking is free and there is an "admission donation" for the conservatory of $1.00 for adults and $0.50 for children and seniors.
Address: 1250 Kaufman Drive, St. Paul, MN
Distance: 12.5 miles
Phone: 651-487-8200
Website: www.comozooconservatory.org
Como Town - Come to Como Town where kids can drive cars, fly planes, fight fires, run, climb and play! It is safe and wholesome family fun right next to Como Zoo and Conservatory.
Address: 1301 Midway Parkway, St. Paul, MN
Distance: 12.5 miles
Phone: 651-487-2121
Website: www.comotown.com
Great Clips IMAX 3D - Treat your senses to the most powerful and involving movie experience yet created. Our academy award winning IMAX technology brings images to life like no other. Experience an arm chair adventure that will take your breath away - literally!
Address: 12000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, MN
Distance: 16 miles
Phone: 952-431-IMAX (4629)
Website: www.imax.com/minnesota
Mall of America - Mall of American is the nation's largest retail and entertainment complex. The 4.2 million square foot complex is home to more than 520 world-class shops; Nickelodeon Universe, the nation's first Nick theme park, Underwater Adventures Aquarium, a 1.2 million gallon walk-through aquarium, a 14-screen movie theatre and more.
Address: 60 East Broadway, Bloomington, MN
Distance: 11 miles
Phone: 800-879-3555
Website: www.mallofamerica.com
Mickey's Dining Car - St. Paul - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Authentic 1930's art deco architecture makes it the "quintessential diner". Open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
Address: 36 West 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55105
Distance: 7 miles
Phone: 651-222-5633
Website: www.mickeysdiningcar.com
Minnesota Zoo - Journey into Russia's Grizzly Coast and watch massive grizzly bears hunt for fish in the nearby water, listen to the playful calls of the sea otters, discover the stealth and beauty of the Amur leopards, and observe smart and curious wild boars. Situated on 500 rolling, wooded acres, the Minnesota Zoo is home to a lush tropical forest and aviary, a marine center, boreal forest, tundra and a family farm. With more than 2,400 animals representing over 400 species, you're assured of a new adventure every visit!
Address: 13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, MN
Distance: 16 miles
Phone: 952-431-9000
Website: www.mnzoo.org
Nickelodeon Universe - Nickelodeon Universe®, the nation's largest indoor family theme park, invites guests to take a whirlwind ride on the latest roller coaster, the speeding and spiraling SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge. The theme park is home to seven acres of fun with more than 30 remarkable rides and attractions, nine mouth watering places to eat, plenty of entertainment and, of course, shopping.
Address: 5000 Center Court, Bloomington, MN
Distance: 11 miles
Phone: 952-883-8600
Website: www.nickelodeonuniverse.com
Underwater Adventures Aquarium - Underwater Adventures® Aquarium is the world's largest underground aquarium. Voted World's Best Shark Encounter with over 4,500 sea creatures and a virtual submarine tour, plus a whole lot more! Underwater Adventures features seven different displays. Take a trip through a 300-foot glass underground tunnel, touch sharks and stingrays, or take a virtual submarine ride at Starfish Beach.
Address: 120 East Broadway, Bloomington, MN
Distance: 11 miles
Phone: 952-883-0202
Website: www.sharky.tv
Valleyfair Family Amusement Park - As always, Valleyfair offers huge thrills and excitement for all ages. The park features over 75 rides and attractions, including eight roller coasters, family and thrill rides, live entertainment and Whitewater Country Waterpark.
Address: One Valleyfair Drive, Shakopee, MN
Distance: 26 miles
Phone: 952-445-7600
Website: www.valleyfair.com
Veterans Memorial Community Center and The Grove - Experience all the fun and excitement at Veterans Memorial Community Center and The Grove in Inver Grove Heights. This facility houses an indoor aquatics center that includes a leisure pool with two large waterslides, lily pad crossing and a variety of water features to splash around in. In addition, a lap pool and diving well, free-weight area, strength-training and cardio equipment, and an indoor running/walking track boasts their fitness center. Other features include an aerobics/dance studio that plays host too many different dance and fitness classes for both members and one-day visitors, a gymnasium, two ice arenas, a skate park and numerous meeting rooms.
Addrerss: 8055 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Distance: 2.5 miles
Phone: 651-450-2480
Website: www.funatthegrove.com
Wabasha Street Caves - Offering different tours in the themes of mob-history, and 1930s gangster hideouts. Explore the nightclubs where many famous gangsters spent time.
Address: 215 Wabasha Street South, St. Paul, MN
Distance: 6 miles
Phone: 651-224-1191
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - The Nation's largest professional dinner theatre. Featuring full length productions with lavish costumes and sets and a fabulous menu. Visit their website for production schedules and reservations.
Address: 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, MN
Distance: 25 miles
Phone: 952-934-1525
Website: www.chanhassentheatres.com
Children's Museum - Minnesota Children's Museum is where fun meets learning. It's where kids can touch, climb, splash, crawl, push, pull and press it all.
Address: 10 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN
Distance: 7 miles
Phone: 651-225-6000
Website: www.mcm.org
Children's Theatre Company - The Children's Theatre Company is nationally and internationally acclaimed as America's flagship theatre for young people and families. Each year, CTC's public performances, school matinees, regional tour performances, education and community partnerships and Theatre Arts Training Programs serve over 340,000 people.
Address: 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Distance: 17 miles
Phone: 612-874-0400
Website: www.childrenstheatre.org
Dakota County Heritage Village - Dakota City Heritage Village offers visitors the chance to experience rural life in 1900-era Dakota County. A recreated historic village and museum, includes 22 buildings that help to tell the story of life in a 1900 rural town.
Address: 4008 220th Street West, Farmington, MN
Distance: 20 miles
Phone: 651-460-8050
Website: www.dakotacity.org
Science Museum of Minnesota and Omnitheater - At the Science Museum of Minnesota, learners of all ages can discover their changing world. Through a combination of interactive exhibits, live theater presentations, science demonstrations, and Omnitheater films, visitors can enjoy a unique combination of natural history, environmental science, biology, physics, and high-tech fun.
Address: 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN
Distance: 7 miles
Phone: 651-221-9444
Website: www.smm.org
Sibley House Historic Site - As one of the state's oldest settlements, this site hosts four simple limestone buildings from the era when the American Fur Company operated a regional trade with the Dakota, between 1825 and 1853. The home of Henry Hastings Sibley, the company's young regional manager, was begun in 1838. Sibley's office as first state governor is located in one ell of the home.
Address: 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway, Mendota Heights, MN
Distance: 7.5 miles
Phone: 651-452-1596
The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park - Experience life in Minnesota from the 1840s through 1890 with a visit to The Landing, a recreated living history museum nestled along the beautiful Minnesota River Valley. Costumed interpreters and authentic buildings show how 19th-century Minnesotans established their lives on the frontier, farmstead and in villages.
Address: 2187 East Highway 101, Shakopee, MN
Distance: 26 miles
Phone: 952-445-6900
Website: www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/murphys
