ADL Community Outings

Transportation:

  • City Bus
  • Light Rail
  • Train/Train Station
  • Plane/Airport
Stores:
 
  • Grocery store
  • Clothing/Department store
  • Bank
  • Restaurants
  • Pet Stores
  • Nursery
Civics:
 
  • Local voting office
  • State Capital
  • Religious facility
  • Volunteering opportunities
Technology:
 
  • Pacer Center
  • Best Buy

Educational Community Outings

Museums:

  • Science Museum
  • Baken Science Museum
  • Mills City Museum
  • Minneapolis Instititute of Art
  • History Museum
  • Swedish Institute
  • Children's Museum
  • Minnesota Model Railroad Museum
  • Aviation Museum
Animal/Nature Centers:
 
  • Springbrook Nature Center
  • Coon Rapids Damn Nature Center
  • Tamarack Nature  Center
  • Maplewood Nature Center
  • Dodge Nature Center
  • Wargo Nature Center
  • Harriet Alexander Nature Center
  • Raptor Center
  • Minnesota Zoo
  • Como Zoo
  • Sea Life @ MOA
  • Animal Humane Society
  • Shrine Circus
Heritage:
 
  • Kelly Farm
  • Eidem Homestead
Education:
 
  • Community Education
  • Community Centers
Stores: 
 
  • Book Store
  • Comic Book Store
  • Hobby Shop
  • Pet Stores

Enrichment Community Outings

Theaters: 

  • Banfill Locke
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art
  • Walker Sculpture Garden
  • Weisman Art Museum
  • McPhail
  • Guthrie Theater
  • Orpheum Theater
  • State Theater
  • Children's Theather
  • In the Heart of the Beast
  • Mu Daiko
  • Area movie theaters/Cinema Grill
Festivals:
 
  • World Fest
  • City Festivals
  • Powderhorn Art Festival
Stores:
 
  • Art Gallery/retail
  • Comic Book Shop

Health & Recreation Community Outings

Outdoor Play:

  • Highland Park
  • Elm Creek Park Reserve
  • Silverwood Park
  • Minnehaha Falls
  • Bunker Hills Regional Park
  • Fishing in the Neighborhood
  • Let's Go Fishing
  • Coon Rapids Damn
  • Lillydale Park (Fossil Hunting)
Indoor Play: 
 
  • Grandslam
  • Skyzone/Zero Gravity
  • Brunswick Zone/Local bowling alley
  • Skateum
  • Edinborough Park
  • Water Park of America
  • Mall of America (Nickelodeon Universe)
  • The Fun Factory
  • YMCA/JCC/Community Center
  • The Depot (Ice Skating)
Sporting Events:
 
  • MN Twins
  • MN Timberwolves
  • MN Gopers
  • MN Lynx
  • MN Vikings
  • FC United
  • St Paul Saints
  • Kohl's Cup (Youth Soccer)
  • Lifetime Fitness Triathlon
  • Twin Cities Marathon
  • Special Olympics
  • Local Sports (Baseball/Tennis/Basketball/Volleyball/Football, ect)
  • St Paul Adaptive Rec
  • Summer Sports Camps
Stores:
 
  • Cabellas/Gander Mountain
  • Sporting Good store
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Sensory Community Outings

Seasonal:

  • Apple Farms
  • Farmers Markets
  • Winter Carnival
  • Japanese Gardens (Normandale Community College and Como Zoo)
  • Corn Maze
  • Lyndale Park Rose Garden
  • Memorial Rose Garden
Stores:
 
  • Flower shop
  • Perfume store
  • Grocery store

Bringing the Community into the Center:

You can't always get out into the community but here is a list of groups that you may want to call to come to your center to provide an activity.  

·                  Local Drama/Speech team

·                  School Choir

·                  Magician

·                  Acrobat/Jugglers

·                  Comedians

·                  Dance Group

·                  Musical Groups

·                  Zoo/Nature Centers

·                  Observatory

·                  Nearby Martial Arts Studio

·                  Nursing Homes

·                  Schools

·                  Gardeners

·                  Rec/Activity/Community Centers (Yoga Inst, Tai Chi Inst)

·                  Animal Thereapy Groups