Excellent. They do a fantastic job here. Look, there is not much to look at if all you 'see' is an…read moreold house. You need to get to know the old wood and reeds here. The storytelling work they put into their tours is top-notch. I highly recommend for young kids who will enjoy re-tracing Lindbergh's boyhood past. Tours run regularly and run about 45 minutes. You should get there a little bit early to walk around the museum and soak up the narratives. Allow 15-30 minutes at least. From a museum management perspective you can tell the marks of excellent work. The tour is well thought-out and the guides are prepared to answer questions. They draw upon sensations (taste, sight, sound, etc.) to help you experience the home. The cookies are delicious.

My wife and I were out with my aunt and uncle from California and we needed something to do on a…read moreSaturday before my brother got married. We decided to go see Charles Lindbergh's child house home and it was a treat! It was 7 bucks a piece for a great tour of his residence. The tour was about an hour and a half long and was by far the best historical house tour I have taken, and I have probably done about 15 or 20 of them. It is one of my wife and mine favorite things to do together. Go to lunch in a new town, look around, and tour an old historic place. We learned a lot about Lindbergh and the residence was on a beautiful plot of land right on the Mississippi. The car he had was fully restored in the garage from the 20's and in pristine shape. If you are ever in the St. Cloud area, go 40 minutes north and take this tour! One of the best ever so far in Minnesota.

My family and I stopped by this park while on vacation in the area in March 2024. We were thrilled…read moreto see there are hiking trails as well as the fire tower, plus there are a lot of interesting things to read about the tower history and fire history in the area. The whole park is nice - clean, well kept, both paved trails and gravel lined trails, well-built steps, and quality railings where steps are located. There is a paved trail that goes to the tower, as well as an unpaved trail that is a good uphill climb. The tower looks neat, and we would have loved to climb it, but it was closed. There is a big fence with a locked door around it. This was a bummer for me - the websites that I found describing the park had said that the park was open year-round, which I (wrongly) thought included the tower. I do understand - it is an unseasonably warm winter, and most people aren't going hiking or climbing giant towers in March. I was just disappointed. Nonetheless, we enjoyed our time there - both the hiking and learning about fire safety in the area.

Great museum! I spent an hour and a half browsing their collection of antique and vintage outboard…read moremotors, lures, dark house equipment and more. The attendant was very nice and welcoming. Not much fly fishing equipment, but I didn't mind. Would visit again!

A very unique place to visit. They have an amazing collection of fishing gears. All items are well…read moreorganized and easy to understand. The docent is super nice.

I'm a sucker for the historical society sites and this is no exception. They have some great…read moredisplays in the building and the tour of the fort was informative. The staff was friendly and quite tolerant of curious children. We had the tour to ourselves when we went so had no issues hearing and asking questions. Afterwards we took some trails down by the river and back to the building. Their t-shirts were cute and cheap so we bought one for each member of the family.

The North West Company Fur Post is located west of Pine City proper off of Exit 169. It is an…read moreofficial museum of the Minnesota Historical Society. Apparently, a local farmer found remnants of a fur trading post on his land and contacted the Canadian branch of the North West Trading Company, to get the official plans; and from there, a complete replica of the fur trading post was built. In the interpretive center, the story was told from the perspectives of the Native peoples who hunted and skinned the pelts; the British traders who brought together goods from all throughout the world to trade for the fur they wanted, and the French-Canadian Voyageurs who were the brawn behind the whole apparatus. The story also doesn't shy away from the fact that several intermarraiges took place and how they were resolved for the wives and children when the overseers left their posts and married within the church. (Apparently intermarraige was frowned upon by the Hudson Bay company but allowed and even encouraged by the North West Company and the XY Company whch they acquired). From the museum, we were led out by a person reenacting the Native perspective. She showed us the various animal pelts caught at the post, and how the Native people travelled a 100-mile radius throughout the seasons to fish in summer, hunt and trap in fall, survive the winter, and obtain sugar bush in the spring. She then led us down the path to the fur trading post, explaining room by room, how the post was run, from the youngest 14-year old voyageurs to the junior accountants to the post managers. It was amazing how many moving parts there were in the fur trade, and how the business was run down to every little detail. There is a chance to walk down to the river, or go on a 1/2 mile nature walk. Events also take place at the post all year long -- there are even snowshoes hanging for winter events. It was a very interesting museum and a year-round event center. It is certainly worth the detour if you want something to do in the area.

Great popcorn, comfy seats, friendly staff Would watch a movie here again - blanket recommendedread more

Like the others state, nothing too spectacular here. Heck, i'm just glad there's a multi-cinema…read moretheater in Brainerd. The popcorn wasn't as bad as others have said. I thought it was pretty good... just enough butter on it (okay, so maybe alot). They have the little seasoning station like other theatres, so you can put the ranch seasoning, etc on your popcorn. (I didn't try... but my Dad likes that stuff.) We went to the 7pm show on Oscar night, and it was pretty bare. Couple that with the snowstorm... and we were only 6 people in the theatre. Nice... Comfy chairs... and only $8.50 for a movie. Nice!! :)

The kids loved it and the adults had fun as well. Go carts, mini golf, bumper cars, batting cages,…read morea basketball trampoline thing, and more. We got a "fun pass" which provided plenty of activities for the whole crew on a cloudy, rainy morning. The go carts were by far the universal favorite ("Awesome! So much fun!" was the 10 year old's review). It was nice that adults could drive their own car, plus kids who met a height requirement, and younger/smaller kids could ride as a passenger, so everyone was happy. The bumper car arena is incredibly small. It was included in our pass so we gave it a whirl, but I wouldn't pay money for this individually. The mini golf was engaging enough to pass time and wait for the clouds to clear to get back on the lake, plus everyone could play from the toddler up to the grandparents. Overall, a fun few hours for the whole fam here.

Despite the fact that kountry is misspelled- we decided to take a chance and get a passport to Kart…read moreKountry. I will cover the three main regions of this kountry. Region one: Karts- this is the main region of Kart Kountry and the best by far. Although the strong gasoline smell was a bit worrisome, the karts were so dang fun! Just don't smoke or light fireworks in kart kountry or you will destroy the entire race of kart kountrians. Region 2 - mini-golf. Clearly the most neglected region of kart kountry. Random pars assigned to each hole - one was a par 6 and one was a par 2 and the only difference was the placement of the styrofoam rock in the 60-year old astroturf. Mini-golf region has seen better days. Region 3 - other stuff. Some weird basketball trampoline, an empty pool, a virtual reality pod that may or may not make you throw up, batting cages, and some other jumpy thing. Basically another collection of neglected attractions. Lower your expectations and then lower them one inch more and you will love it here!

My wife and I planned on taking a quick day trip to get some rest and time together and I had won a…read morevoucher for Grand Casino from a local silent auction. So we didn't have too many expectations coming in, as long as it had a nice hot tub and room, we would be happy. And that is what we found here. The rooms are updated and modern and very roomy. Beds are very comfortable and offer a good night's sleep. The pool area offers a huge hot tub which made for some good lounging time, albeit you cannot have drinks of any kind in the pool area, which was somewhat of a downer. The casino was not anything to write home about. We had some free play credits to use and the machine basically ate them without functioning correctly, so that was a total bust. Oh well, I don't gamble against the house anyways. Finally, we had dinner in their restaurant. The food was not bad. I enjoyed my seafood platter, it was filling and had decent quality seafood. My wife's BBQ mac and cheese was not great, more mac than meat. All in all, it wasn't terrible and we didn't pay much out of pocket for it. Finally, there is not a lot to do outside of the casino. There is a nice state park just up the road and you have Mille Lacs for fishing excursions, but not much more than that. I have never been to the Hinckley location so I really can't compare between the two. There is at least more to do in Hinckley. Oh well, as stated before, we were just looking for a bed and hot tub and that is what we found.

I really enjoyed my stay for my birthday loved the larger room the soaking tub with provided bath…read moresalts was so nice. Probably the best stay I have had at a Grand Casino. Only downside no desk but I made do.

This is a cute little cemetery will several old headstones and many military graves, appropriately…read moremarked. Grounds crew seem to do a nice job of keeping the headstone clean and the grass mowed. My only objection is when they have "clean up" day, they throw everything in a pile at the back of the cemetery. Very disrespectful!