things to do in Anoka, MN

Watch sharks, rays, and sea turtles glide overhead

Celebrate with guided acrylic pours, splatter techniques, and time for cake

Create a candle with a scent and style of your own

Explore the Cathedral of Saint Paul at your own pace with an iPad audio tour

Create adaptive art projects with sensory-friendly guidance

See St. Paul’s Cathedral’s art, architecture, and immigrant stories with a docent

Make birthday keepsakes with messy art and artist-led fun

Mix three kinds of slime and take home a T-shirt decorated by friends

Hear insider stories on a behind-the-scenes Minneapolis trolley ride

Enjoy 2 hours at a lakeside sauna village with wood-fired saunas and natural ice plunges

Create a take-home painting at an adults-only art night

Head onto the lake without bringing your own fishing gear

Paddle the Mississippi’s only gorge and pass through Lock and Dam No. 1

Let the kids take over the kitchen while the chefs handle setup and cleanup

Private baby-blue pontoon with a captain, canopy, and Bluetooth sound

Cruise, swim, and dine at your own pace on Lake Minnetonka

Cook side by side and share a meal while building kitchen skills together

Explore a forest-fringed oxbow lake near downtown Saint Paul

Spark little imaginations with a morning of railway discovery

Spend your evening in a vintage supper club with a campy horror twist

Tour Minneapolis Gilded Age mansions with inside-and-out architecture views

Unwind in a private barrel sauna with lakefront cold plunges and camp access during a 2-hour session

Give your little one room to explore art their own way

Explore local bike trails with electric power