A Little Time and a Keyboard: Family Weekend in Roseville, Minnesota: Perfectly Positioned to Explore

Family Weekend in Roseville, Minnesota: Perfectly Positioned to Explore

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Family Weekend Adventure In and Around Roseville, Minnesota

**Disclosure: Thank you to Visit Roseville for hosting our incredible visit to Roseville, Minnesota! Views are 100% my own.

Over the holiday weekend, we escaped for a family adventure in and around delightful Roseville, Minnesota. Roseville is situated just minutes from so many experiences including the downtowns of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. We were immediately impressed by the variety of choices we had for our family adventure. We put together an itinerary that allowed us to explore a little bit of everything including amusements, shopping, history, art, fabulous food and more. With such a packed schedule, we needed a spot to rest and we were very fortunate to be staying at the relaxing Residence Inn Minneapolis St. Paul/Roseville!


Lovely sitting area welcomes guests at the Residence Inn in Roseville, Minnesota
Lovely sitting area welcomes guests at the Residence Inn in Roseville, Minnesota

Savoring Nature:

Over the next couple of weeks, I will give a more detailed picture of our adventure.  We enjoyed the splendors of Como Lake, Zoo & Conservatory:

Walking through the lush greenery at Como Conservatory
Walking through the lush greenery at Como Conservatory

We basked in water views while hiking at Minnehaha Falls and Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis:

Minnahaha Falls stunning landscape in Minneapolis
Minnahaha Falls creates a stunning landscape in Minneapolis
Fun and Games:

We engaged in family gamesmanship playing a round of mini golf at Can Can Wonderland:

The mini golf course at Can Can Wonderland has some pretty interesting designs!
The mini golf course at Can Can Wonderland has some pretty interesting designs!
We felt the rush of adrenaline while enjoying thrill rides at Nickelodeon Universe:

A maze of roller coasters and amusements at Nickelodeon Universe
A maze of roller coasters and amusements at Nickelodeon Universe
Learning history at Fort Snelling:

We learned history at Fort Snelling which served the military from frontier days through WWII:

Fort Snelling's round tower yields to a magnificent view
Fort Snelling's Round Tower yields to a magnificent view

Who can forget shopping and food?

We shopped for Made in Minnesota at I Like You Too and even Mall of America:

I Like You Too in St. Paul features items crafted by Minnesota artisans
I Like You Too in St. Paul features items crafted by Minnesota artisans perfect for a souvenir!

We marveled at sculptures at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden:

Big Blue Hen Sculpture at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
"Hahn/Cock" by Katharina Fritsch 
Plus, we enjoyed fabulous food like numptious fried catfish at Brasa:



Staying in Roseville really gave us easy access to so many attractions making it the perfect home base for our family vacation! Over the next couple of weeks, we will be looking more at our discoveries. We had an incredible weekend and I can't wait to share. Thank you so much to Roseville for welcoming our family for this fantastic weekend!

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Family Weekend exploring Roseville, Minnesota near Minneapolis and St. Paul

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