Attractions in St. Paul

Minnesota Brewing Company

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One hour free brewery tour, home of Pig's Eye Pilsner, Grain Belt Premium and Yellow Belly Beer. Private tours by request for groups of 15 or more. Tours: Mon-Fri 10 am and 1 pm; gift shop open 8 am to 4 pm daily.

Minnesota Zoo

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Year-round action with indoor and outdoor exhibitions and trails featuring more than 2,300 animals. Ride the climate controlled monorail, watch The World of Birds show, meet an exotic animal or see the Coral Reef Dive Show. Visit the new Discovery Bay, featuring year-round dolphin presentations, Shark Reef and estuary and tide pool with sharks, rays and marine invertabrates or the hands-on Clubhouse Cove. Adults 13­64, $8; seniors, $5; children 3­12, $4; children 2 and under, free. Open daily at 9 am. Closing times vary by season. Closed December 25.

Saint Paul Public Library

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Extensive collections for all ages and levels of interest. Italian Renaissance design by Electus Litchfield. Downtown. Closed for renovation until Fall 2002.

Capital City Trolley

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Historic, rubber-tired trolleys provide historical tours of downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, including Summit and Grand avenues, Irvine Park and all major downtown attractions and retail areas. Tours by reservation. $7 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under and seniors 65 and older. Tours operate through October. Call for reservations, Mon-Fri 9 am to 3 pm. Trolleys are available for charter or group tours.

Farmers' Market

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Minnesota-grown produce and agricultural products direct from the producer to the consumer. Seasonal offerings include: fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, cheese, organic products, perrenials, dried flowers, wild rice, maple syrup, jams, honey, meats, bakery items and much more. May­early Nov, Sat 6 am to 1 pm at 5th and Wall. Sun 8 am to 1 pm. Late Jun­Oct, Tue and Thu 10 am to 2 pm at Seventh Place Mall. Downtown.

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

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The Metrodome is a multipurpose entertainment and meeting facility, and is home of the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings and University of Minnesota Gophers Football games.

Minnesota Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

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This memorial honors those Minnesotans who served in Vietnam and is comprised of a granite wall engraved with the names of more than 1,124 Minnesotans who were killed or missing as a result of the war. Downtown.

Gibbs Museum of Pioneer & Dakota Life

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The Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life compares the lives of Minnesota Pioneers with those of the Dakotah Indians who lived in the region. Costumed guides give tours of the site, which includes a 19th century farm house, a unique one-room school house, barns, farm animals, a replica sod house, Dakotah tipi and artifacts, bark lodge, pioneer and Dakotah gardens, and more.  The museum reflect both early farm life in Minnesota and pioneer Jane Gibbs’s friendship with the Dakotah, who camped on more..