How to get out Apple Valley (Minnesota)
If you are foolish enough to leave the glory that is Apple Valley, there are several nearby attractions that will get you out of the hustle and bustle of the big city. Go north to Minneapolis and St. Paul. There's a lot going on up in there. To the east lies Hastings (Minnesota) and Prescott (Wisconsin), situated on the beautiful confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers.
Driving into the parking and terminal areas at MSP.
Ostrich racing at Canterbury Park. For real.
Mall of America, 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55423 (north, Cedar Ave and 494), ☎ +1 952 883-8800, . 9AM-10PM daily. Celebrate capitalism at the nation's largest shopping mall. With hundreds of stores you are sure to find all the meaningless, niche crap your heart desires. Or check out the higher end stores and waste hours looking at things you can't afford and will never be able to own. �
Mystic Lake Casino, 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard Northwest, Prior Lake, MN (west on Cty Rd 42), ☎ +1 952 445-9000, . Open 24 hours a day. Come join droves of other vagabonds and lose your mortgage payment while drinking all the free pop your bladder can handle. Enjoy the best-kept secret of Mystic by asking your waitress for a hot chocolate. �
Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, MN, ☎ +1 952 445-7223, . After you lose your mortgage payment at Mystic, drive down the street and lose your car (and your family) while playing cards at the Canterbury Card Club. If you don't have a 'poker face,' feel free to wager on the ponies. Be sure to check out the annual "exotic animal night" and witness tiny jockeys riding ostriches, zebras and camels... PETA be damned. �
Little Six Casino, 2450 Sioux Trail Northwest Prior Lake, MN, ☎ +1 952 445-6000, . Open 24 hours a day. If Mystic and Canterbury aren't your steez, and you prefer a much smaller, darker, smellier and more depressing location to lose it all, check out Little Six. Located minutes up the road from Mystic Lake, Little Six is a great place to squander your daughter's college fund. �
Elko Speedway, 26350 France Avenue, Elko, MN, ☎ 952 461-7223, . If you have a few hours (and brain cells) to kill, travel south to Elko (Minnesota) and drink some moonshine at the Elko Speedway. The Eve of Destruction [Derby] happens every Saturday night. �
MN Pro Paintball, 22554 Texas Avenue, Lakeville, MN, ☎ +1 952 892-1540, . Noon-dusk daily. Take a long, winding, scenic drive into the country, and then take out your aggression by shooting a cocky 14 year old in the head with a rock hard ball of paint. Rental weaponry available. �
Sever’s Corn Maze, 1100 Canterbury Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379, ☎ +1 952 974-5000, . 11AM-6PM daily. Since 1997, Sever (first name) has tilled his land and broken his back so city folk can spend an afternoon getting lost amid acres of America’s favorite crop. Wildlife shows, hay rides, pumpkin patches and animal rides are also available. Presidents, Senators and Congressmen get in for free. $11 (other attractions extra). �
Feeling felonious? Northfield (Minnesota), just miles south, is home to the famed “Defeat of Jesse James.” The weekend of September 7th hosts Jesse James Days. Watch a live re-enactment of several gruesome murders and purchase kitschy trinkets by the sackful.
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