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Universities and colleges in Saint Paul, Minnesota (3 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Saint Paul, Minnesota" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Como Lake is a 70.5-acre (285,000 m 2) [1] lake up to 15.5 feet (4.7 m) deep in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. [2] It, along with the neighboring Como Park, has been a recreation area for residents of the Twin Cities for more than a century. It was named in 1848 by local farmer Charles Perry.
A burial mound at Indian Mounds Park. Burial mounds in present-day Indian Mounds Park suggest the area was inhabited by the Hopewell Native Americans about 2,000 years ago. [17] [18] From the early 17th century to 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a band of the Dakota people, lived near the mounds at the village of Kaposia and consider the area encompassing present-day Saint Paul Bdóte, the site ...
Harriet Island, initially known as Wakan Island, [1] is a former island and urban park located near downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was named after Harriet Bishop, an American educator who helped found the First Baptist Church of Saint Paul. [2] In 1900, the island was sold to Saint Paul to be converted into a park.
The Wabasha Street Caves is an event hall built into the sandstone caves located on the south shore of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. [1] The caves have been home to mobsters, speakeasies, and for the past 30 years have hosted Swing Night every Thursday night with professional live Big Bands and vocalists, playing music of the old Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Count ...
The land for both Mears Park and Rice Park was donated to the city of Saint Paul in 1849. [14] [15] Both parks have gone through numerous renovations and host several festivals throughout the year. Rice Park most notably hosts the Saint Paul Winter Carnival which is the oldest winter carnival in the country, having operated since 1886. [16]