I love this place!…read more You know how your kid bugs you for a fish tank and promises to take care of it only to lose interest as soon as the first pair of guppies dies? Well, that was me over 50 years ago except I never lost interest. I've been keeping fish and visiting fish stores around the country for my entire life. The people from World Of Fish who started RiverShore Aquariums have done a great job. Located not far from the original World of Fish, RiverShore has clean tanks, friendly and knowledgeable staff and they are super keyed in on planted tank setups. These days my tanks are relatively simple just to keep things easy, rocks and driftwood mostly, but I've been wanting to do a planted tank for a while. I know the basics but had some questions on substrate, plant selection and lighting for what is basically going to be a freshwater nanotank. The staff person who helped me was super knowledgeable, answered my questions and gave me some good advice for getting started. They had a good selection of different kinds of gravel as well as an assortment of driftwood and rocks. I liked that they have a table where you can do a little aquascaping trial and error before you make a final selection. The fish were high quality and appeared healthy. Most were smaller species suitable for planted tanks. I even discovered a new species that I had never heard of - anchor catfish. Super cool and perfect for my little nanotank. I know enough about fish and have been to enough fish stores to know which ones are really good. Rivershore is at the top of the list if you live in the Twin Cities, and especially if you're interested in giving planted tanks a try. Even if its plants aren't your thing or you are new to the hobby, I'd checkout Rivershore for your first aquarium.

This is such a fantastic fish store. You know that one friend whose house is always immaculately…read morepristine, such that -- no matter how recently or how well you've cleaned your own house -- you always feel a little self-conscious & guilty when you visit theirs? Rivershore Aquariums is that friend: All the tanks are SO clean, and so perfectly lit, and all the fish are ready for their closeups. It's like an aquatic Parade of Homes in there -- 0% chance of the "Oh gosh, that fish looks so sick, should I mercy-buy it & set up a hospital tank & try to save it? Or should I not give this place my money?" experience. You should definitely give this place your money. They also sold me the sweetest, most industrious little pleco I've ever had in my life. I bought her as a bristlenose pleco, but she's secretly some kind of Turbo Pleco -- as in, my tank gets direct sunlight (can't be avoided), and it had the algae to match, but a week after I brought my new plec'ling home, I found myself asking a visitor, "Hey, you didn't clean the inside of the 55gal while you were here, did you?" (Spoiler: No, I do not have tank-cleaning houseguests. I just have a magic pleco.)

We had an absolutely amazing time at this sustainable Safari in Burnsville. We went for my…read moredaughter's birthday. They upgrade the food cup to a larger size for them on their birthday, which was really nice. We saw all kinds of really fun animals like kangaroos, Highland cows, ringtail lemurs, an emu, porcupines and so much more. I highly recommend coming here with kids ages 4 to 12. Really all ages could enjoy this experience as well but I think that age group would absolutely love seeing all the animals and the space is big enough yet small enough to have a solid hour or two of fun seeing the animals and interacting with them. Staff is really friendly and knowledgeable about the animals. My kids absolutely loved coming here and we will probably be visiting throughout the summer.

This was such a nice surprise! This petting zoo was amazing! Had a great array of animals, they let…read moreout the porcupine to climb around and interact with people. I 100% recommend for kids and I honestly had an amazing time too!

Clean park, with a large playground ages 5-12, with multiple rotating play toys, and climbing…read morestructures. Small playground for under 5, two sets of swings. Large soccer field and volleyball area. Two large shelters with picnic tables and grills and a really nice water splash pad.

My 4 year old had so much fun playing at this park. It's a really unique place with tons of little…read moreplaces to explore.

My family stopped by for a game of mini golf on a Saturday evening at 6 pm before our dinner…read morereservation. The course is old and easy, but we have played it before and liked it. This time it was a disaster. Completely overrun by little kids who treated the course like a playground. Some had parents who were present and not trying to keep any order. In fact, we had adults just standing around the holes we were playing. When I asked one lady if she could move, she asked why! People were running around randomly playing--total chaos. An employee walked through and did nothing. If I was looking for a jungle gym for my small children, ok, but DO NOT COME HERE TO PLAY A ROUND OF MINI GOLF. You can't!

I have never left a review for anything before, but I was so impressed with the staff at Grand Slam…read morethat I felt compelled to share my experience. We held my son's birthday party there on a Friday night with 12 kids in attendance. All of the staff were so helpful, kind, and patient. The kitchen went out of its way to accommodate a challenging dietary restriction, which I truly appreciated. It wasn't as busy as a Saturday or Sunday, which made it easier to keep track of the kids and likely contributed to the staff being so accommodating.

Me and my grandkids went to skyzone for a fun experience since it was raining. The kids had fun on…read morethe trampolines and the obstacle course. We never experienced anything the other reviews said we had a fairly good experienced. But of course depends on the day and the people. The smell obviously wasn't the greatest, smelly socks and sweat. The service was okay. And we got the tickets and stuff at the place. It was kinda hard. I think they could make it easier to get tickets. I would recommend someplace else.

The park is quite small compared to any other location. Paid full admission plus socks only to have…read morelike half the park out of service. There is no warning or discount they offer for having so many attractions out of service. Section for 6 and under had older kids playing aggressively with no staff to monitor. This business should be shutdown for how misleading and misrepresented it is. Do not go.

This place gets a bad wrap looking at the reviews. The boys really liked this place. It was clearly…read morewell maintained, and staff were friendly unlike the reviews I've seen. My guess is the reason It costs a bit more than others is because it has certain features such as the mini car area, soccer area in the middle of the park, dance room etc. I do think for it to survive they should lower the price a few dollars, but it wasn't unreasonable for the value. If you have kids that want you to join and you aren't small sized the holes inside are a nightmare to navigate compared to other parks. My one complaint. All in all fun place, and would recommend.

Great place for kids to be kids! Definitely better for kids over 5+ since there's more to do!!read more

I wanna go back! I had a lot of fun here, but only got to be here for two and a half hours before…read moremy in-laws wanted to leave to go get lunch (and refused to select any of the many food options available within the zoo? idk, man, they're weird sometimes). My two faves hands down were the Conservation Carousel (requires token purchase) and the Llama Walk. The carousel features an incredible variety of critters you can ride, and I had a tough time picking which one I wanted. The employees operating the ride were very kind, allowing me extra time to get photos (I'm a big fan of carousels). A ride costs $4, which is kinda steep since it's really only a couple minutes long, buuut you figure it's going to a good cause. The llama walk was delightful because the llamas were free-roaming, not behind a fence, so they could walk right up to you (which many did). I definitely found myself giggling more than once. Also special to this place is a splash pad and a jungle gym. I had intended to enjoy both, but again, my in-laws were kind of dictating the trip (they paid), so I missed out. But next time I'll for sure run around in the water and go down the slide (I'm a kid at heart- age is just a number!). There were also occasional backdrop photo ops around the outdoor areas which was great for someone like me who loves selfies. Another neat feature is their Treetop Trail, which essentially goes all the way around the outdoor sections but from around 12 feet above as a suspended boardwalk. Not quite as shady, for obvious reasons, but also less crowded and avoids some of the random elevation changes. Cool to have multiple ways to experience the park, imo! The aquarium section is mid. That's okay. The tropical section was amazing! The lemurs were especially cute. We didn't end up seeing the farm exhibit, nature center, dino explore, or North American section. Like I said, we missed out on a lot, regrettably. :\ Dumb when it's $26/a head for adults, plus $10 for parking. I'll have to come back some other time, perhaps when they are done with the construction currently going on for the snow monkies. Giftshop had many cute things. The standard stuff you'd expect to find: t-shirts and apparel, plushies, toys, magnets, keychains, pins, patches, stickers, figurines. Lots of bathrooms and water bottle refill stations/water fountains scattered about, so no worries about staying well hydrated! Overall it was a very nice, well-maintained, modern facility!

We have been zoo members for almost two years-if you live in the general area that's the way to do…read moreit. It pays for itself in 2-3 visits depending on how big your family is. Staff is always happy and helpful. The volunteers love what they do-it's always a treat to talk to them while there. I love that they have both indoor and outdoor parts, so nice to be able to get outside. I do feel like the farm has been disappointing this year compared to past years and when I grew up going. There is currently construction happening outside at the zoo-they're redoing the snow monkeys enclosure. I am very excited for that to be done as it will help with the walk ability outside near that area. All in all, I love our zoo and definitely recommend a membership. They even make a great present! I remember growing up with a zoo membership and am so happy to be able to give that back to my daughter.

My kiddos love Chuck E. Cheese! They are 6 and 8 and have been enjoying celebrating their summer…read morebirthdays here the past few years. The birthday package is great for $99. Can't beat it! We loved that it came with a bronze summer pass so the kids got to keep coming the rest of the summer. It will come with lots of perks and deals, we decided to take advantage of the 50% off deal on food. We know their pizza is pretty tasty. We wanted to check out the other stuff they had and I will say you can pass on it. The fries were not good and the wings were soft, not crispy like you'd want. Barely any sauce on them. Chuck E. Cheese is not the place you want to go for food but if you are hungry while the kids play you can get a pizza but I'd skip the rest. Don't expect great service, it's a bunch of teenagers working here. I've noticed the games break down a lot but they are always rotating games in and out so it changes it up.

We decided to get the Chuck E. Cheese Fun Pass starting last summer because our two boys LOVE Chuck…read moreE Cheese. Our latest visit was this past weekend when our older son told us he would like to go there after his last day of Kindergarten. Most of the games were pretty well maintained and this location had a nice variety of games and prizes.