Great Things to See and Do in the Twin Cities Capital City

St. Paul, Minnesota is one of the two twin citiesPark Zoo and Conservatory. It is a beautiful park
with the other one being Minneapolis says a St.located right on Lake Como and is run by the St.
Paul individual counseling business. They are dividedPaul Park and Recreation organization and is free
geographically by the Mississippi River and althoughto all visitors. It is quite a large park with the lake
Minneapolis is the bigger and somewhat moreand fishing pier and a golf course too. It also has a
modern one, St. Paul has so many great thingssmall amusement park with fun rides for the kids
going for it. This article will look into some of thelike a carousel and a Ferris wheel as well as a pool
great things to do in this city in the North andfor those beautiful summer days. The kids also
why so many people choose to live thereenjoy a miniature golf course to play on as well.
generation after generation. It is known for theWith so many options in this park, it may take
arts as well as the top medical facilities throughyou all summer to finally see it all and to enjoy it
University of Minnesota and the help in differentcompletely.
areas like St. Paul depression counseling being justSt. Paul is also associated with the Minnesota
one of them.State Fair which is located nearby in Falcon
Minnesota winters are long and cold and seem toHeights. The slogan for the state fair is "The
go on forever. The people that live in thisGreat Minnesota Get Together" which shows just
Northern state do not look at this as a negativehow friendly people in Minnesota are, that they
but rather choose to embrace this frozenhave no enemies, only friends they have not met
weather with fun things to do like the Saint Paulyet. It is the largest state fair in the United States
Winter Carnival. This is a long time tradition in thiswith daily attendance being very high and it goes
city dating all the way back to 1886 when afor twelve days always ending on Labor Day.
reporter from New York referred to the area asArts are great in St. Paul too with the Ordway
"another Siberia". This carnival attracts more thanCenter for Performing Arts housing the Minnesota
350,000 visitors every year and has variousopera and other theatre productions. The Artists
things surrounding it such as ice sculpting, a winterQuarter is an area of the city known to have
ice palace, winter foods and a treasure hunt. Themany great jazz musicians play too. The
size and beauty of the ice palace as well as theMinnesota Science Museum and the Minnesota
ice sculptures are truly amazing and something toChildren's Museum is just a couple of the great
see if you are in the St. Paul area in February.museums located in this capital city as well.
Another great thing to do in St. Paul is the Como