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.)

Great experience for the Family! Our 2 year old loved it. This was a fun way to escape the cold and…read morealso who knew an indoor amusement park would work (beats all the elements!) Plus, if you go for an all-day pass, you could take breaks, go shopping, even go to Minneapolis for a meal and head back for more rides and fun. Lines are manageable, staff is extremely personable and friendly, and some of the rides are quite advanced so do not underestimate this theme park. Very fun and look forward to coming back to try more rides!

Minneapolis is our new home, and I couldn't be more excited about this place…read more If you have kids (of all ages), this is a great place to spend the day. The rides are super fun with the kids, and you can easily spend a whole day here (and more). My son is obsessed with the paw patrol playground - so cute! It can get pricey, but it's totally worth it. I love that it is indoors so I don't have to worry too much about the elements. Also, the fact that it's inside THE mall of America adds more reason to come to this place. My only downside is that we haven't really found a good place to eat inside the mall. But we will be exploring little by little, so I'm hoping we find a good go-to. Home sweet home!

We have had an annual pass at Crayola Experience for several years because we live not too far from…read morethe Mall of America. Both of our boys enjoy going to Crayola Experience because of the variety of activities available, including two playground areas (one for toddlers and one for older kids). Highly recommend checking it out if you can if you have kiddos who are into art/Crayola.

I went to the million crayons giveaway and it was great. I got to personalize 2 32 crayon packs…read more Did you know you can fill them with whatever colors are on their wall AND some limited editions? It's not just for children, I can't wait to go back. I posted a full video on my YT channel: Phaesway21

Tons of ride on animals. $10 for 10 minutes. If you run into an issue they get you on another one…read morevery quickly. So much fun! 250 weight limit and can have more than 1 rider if you are under that limit.

My 4-year-old wanted to ride one of the animal rides, so I paid $10 for a 10-minute session. After…read morepaying, I was asked to complete a waiver for my son, which was not a problem. However, before we could begin, my wife called and informed me that we needed to leave immediately due to a family matter. I explained the situation to the employee and asked if I could receive a refund since we had not used the ride at all. The employee offered to let us return later that day to use the ride. While I appreciated the offer, I explained that I preferred a refund because we were unsure if we would be returning. I asked several times, but was told that because payment had already been made, no refund would be issued. I was disappointed by both the refusal to refund a service that had not been used and the way the situation was handled. As a result, I am leaving this review so future customers are aware that this business appears to have a strict no-refund policy, even if the service has not yet been provided. I encourage customers to ask about the refund policy before making a purchase.

If you've got time to kill with kids and you use a Groupon or coupon this can be fun. I will say…read morethough it's not worth the full price. The fireworks light display area needs new lights and unless you keep going back and forth, which we did, it's very short lived. Definitely fun to do it at least once with kids though.

My kids are obsessed with mirror mazes, and I really thought we'd make it out of MOA without…read morestopping but nope, I was wrong . We grabbed a Groupon so the price wasn't bad, and they had an absolute blast! You can go through as many times as you want during your session, which made it totally worth it. Super fun if your kids are into that kind of thing!

Saw a Facebook ad on this place and thought it would be cool to try out…read more You have to choice to play 1-4 rides. One ride was 6.99. Two rides was 11.98. Three rides was 17.99. Four rides was 20.99. The average ride is around 4-5mins. A friend and I tried the 2 rides combo. We Went with the Carnival ride and Pirates ride. Before going into the ride room, you are given brief instructions on what to do and grab a 3-D glass to put on to view the rides. The room we went into had 2 rows and about 6-8 seats per row if I can recall. We then strap ourselves into a motion seat equipped with a laser blaster to fender enemy attack in the ride/game. It lets you compete against others in the same room and ranks 1st to last place in terms of game scores and shows in screen. It was a fun experience and is for all ages. Would like to come back and try other rides.

What an incredibly fun and bonding experience this was. I brought my six-year-old, identical twin…read moregranddaughters on their birthday to have this special princess diva day. They wore Princess finery but it's not necessary because each child is allowed to select a tiara and scepter to keep, given a Princess & Diva robe to wear, and allowed to select a fun ring. They have slides to wear around the salon and little lockers to store their items. We did a package that included mani-pedis, facials, makeup, and clip-in colored hair extensions. The girls were in heaven. I was impressed by the staff and their engagements with little kids. Such simple things like, "What's your favorite animal? Favorite movie?" opened up a rapport I greatly appreciated. (Me: "Your favorite animal is a sloth?? So is Auntie Mad's!" Lol) I made a reservation well in advance because their birthday was the day before Thanksgiving and I knew the MOA would be busy. Passers-by definitely enjoyed smiling and waving at the girls through a huge window and they loved the attention! Tips: make a reservation on the website and choose your package; park in the East ramp; the shop is on the 3rd level, across from Marshall's; pay attention to the time allotted for your service, ours was 90 minutes. Enjoy and take LOTS of pictures!

Took my granddaughters here for a 4th birthday celebration and she loved it!! She felt super…read morespecial.

What a cool place! Had no idea this was here, and decided to check it out last weekend. My kids…read moreloved it! They are great climbers, but did find a little bit of challenge with some of these walls. Lots of staff present to making sure everyone is being safe. Clean space and fun atmosphere! Highly recommend!

My kids absolutely loved this place. We had some time to kill before our flight so we bought them…read moreboth unlimited passes. There is no height requirement...just weight. 35 pounds is the lowest and 250 is the largest. My son is 4 years old and 40 pounds and had no issues. A little downside was that 8 of the climbs were out of order for maintenance but they automatically gave a 20% discount for the inconvenience. FYI there is a small 3.99 charge per spectator as well.