Como Zoo was the first zoo established in Minnesota. Founded in 1897, when the then mayor of Saint Paul wanted a place for his deer to be, the zoo is located within Como Park, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Read more >

The Lake Superior Zoo, previously known as the Duluth Zoo, is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoo in Duluth, Minnesota. Wikipedia

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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a 1,200-acre horticultural garden and arboretum located in Chaska, Minnesota. It is the Upper Midwest's largest public garden. It is part of the Department of Horticultural Science in the College of Foo... Read more >

The Minnesota Zoo (formerly the Minnesota Zoological Garden), is an AZA-accredited zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota. It is one of two state-supported zoos in the United States, with the other being the North Carolina Zoo. When it opened on M... Read more >

Munsinger Gardens (14 acres) and Clemens Gardens (7 acres) are two adjacent gardens on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Munsinger Gardens are informal with winding flower-bordered paths under tall pines. The Clem... Read more >

Stone Lake is in Stone Lake State Park, a California State Park, located in Sacramento County, California. The open space property protects two rare natural Central Valley lakes and their surrounding riparian habitat and grassland areas. T... Read more >

This park protecting four lakes near the Canada/US border is a site for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. The park also preserves a history populated by Ojibwe Native Americans, French fur traders called voyageurs, and gold miners. Formed b... Read more >