SATURDAY TOURS - optional
Paid tours:
Option 1: Limit 13. 9am - 4pm (time approximate)
Bus tour to Twin Cities: FOOD/NATURE
Includes Mill City Museum tour and Mill City Farmers Market, lunch on own in that area, U of M Raptor Center tour, and the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory (including the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory and the Ordway Japanese Garden and Como's nationally acclaimed Bonsai collection).
[apologies - we had to switch out the MSBA & Minnehaha Falls from this option; we've replaced them with a tour of the Mill City Museum and Farmers Market]
University of Minnesota Raptor Center
https://www.raptor.umn.edu/
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
http://www.comozooconservatory.org/
Mill City Museum
http://www.millcitymuseum.org
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Option 2: Limit 12. 9am-4pm (time approximate)
Bus tour to Twin Cities: ART/BOOKS
Includes stops at the newly revamped Walker Art Center/Minneapolis Sculpture Garden campus,* Minnesota Center for Book Arts tour, and time at Birchbark Books. Lunch on own during the tour. [*There will be a short time for an optional visit to the Walker Art Museum - entry fee (currently $14) is not included in registration]
Walker Art Center
http://www.walkerart.org/
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
http://www.walkerart.org/garden/
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
http://www.mnbookarts.org/
Birchbark Books & Native Arts
On-your-own options:
Paisley Park Tour / Prince Museum:
Tickets for June are on sale now. Explore tour options here: https://officialpaisleypark.com/ You must buy tickets online and in advance.
Explore Minneapolis on your own:
Head downtown on SouthWest Transit express bus 698. (The SW Transit Chanhassen bus station is a 5-minute walk from the hotel.) From there you can explore on your own or catch a Light Rail train to the Mall of America or elsewhere. Check out SW schedules.
Visit our other CBHL 2017 LibGuides tabs for additional sightseeing ideas!
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