Going to Saint Paul

What to do in Saint Paul

by Candyce H. Stapen

Although sister cities on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, Minneapolis and St. Paul sport different styles. More traditional-looking St. Paul is known for its brick and stone mansions along tree-lined Summit Avenue and for its historic State Capitol, an elaborate domed structure of marble, limestone, and granite. Minneapolis has skyscrapers plus a lively, renovated warehouse district. Overall, it has a quicker pace than quieter St. Paul, too. Together, the "Twin Cities" make for a dynamic destination.

At the top-rated Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, meet Diplodocus, an 82-foot-long dinosaur skeleton, move a giant set of tyrannosaurus rex jaws, climb aboard a river towboat, and...

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