The Twin Cities: 
A Great Place to Raise a Family

Health  |  Outdoors  |  Museums  |  Amusement  |  Dining  |  Neighborhoods

Health and Exercise

Did you know that Minnesota tied for first place last year as the healthiest state in the country? Ready about this study by the American Public Health Association.

• U of MN Extension - Living
• U of MN Extension - Family
• Minnesota Parent
• God's Gym - Luther Seminary
• YMCA Twin Cities
• Best Gyms in the Twin Cities

Outdoor Activities  

Did you know that neighborhood parks in Minneapolis have free public ice skating and hockey rinks set up every winter?

• Twin Cities Parks and Recreation
• Metropolitan Council Parks and Recreation
• Explore Minnesota
• Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
• Minnesota Zoo
• Library listing of Recreation

Museums  

• Minnesota Children's Museum
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• Minneapolis Institute of Art's Youth Program

Amusement  

• Mall of America's Camp Snoopy, amusement park
• Valley Fair, amusement park
• Minnesota State Fair
• Children's Theatre Company
• Heart of the Beast Theatre May Day parade

Dining Out  

• Best of Twin Cities 2002
• Digital City Restaurant Guide
• Dine.com
• Minneapolis St Paul Magazine
• Restaurants.com
• Twin Cities Dining Guide

Neighborhood Associations  

The Twin Cities are known for citizen participation and community involvement. Nearly every neighborhood has a community council or association! Here are some of them:

• St Anthony Park
  (St. Anthony Park is Luther Seminary's neighborhood.)
• Neighborhood Associations List
• Neighborhoods and Homes

St. Paul Neighborhoods  

• West Side Citizens Organization
• Dayton’s Bluff District 4 Community Council
• Payne-Phalen Planning Council
• Summit-University Planning Council
• Ramsey Hill Association
• Fort Road/West Seventh Federation
• Como Park
• Hamline-Midway
• Lexington-Hamline
• Merriam Park
• Snelling Hamline
• Macalester-Groveland
• Highland Park
• Summit Hill Association

Minneapolis Neighborhoods  

• Armatage Neighborhood Association
• Bancroft Neighborhood Association
• Beltrami Neighborhood Council
• Calhoun Area Residents Action Group
• Cedar Isles Dean Neighborhood Association
• Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association
• Folwell Neighborhood Association
• Hale Page Diamond Lake Neighborhood
• Hawthorne Area Community Council
• Kenny Neighborhood Association
• Kingfield Neighborhood Association
• Lind Bohanon Neighorhood Association
• Longfellow Organization
• Lyndale Neighborhood
• Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association
• McKinley Community
• Nokomis East Neighborhood Association
• Philips Neighborhood Network
• Saint Anthony West Neighborhood Organization
• Seward Neighborhood Group
• Sheridan Neighborhood Association
• Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association
• Southeast Como Improvement Association
• Standish Ericsson Neighborhood Association
• Windom: A Minneapolis Neighborhood Community
• Windom Park Citizens in Action