For those of you who are new to Rochester, here is a little information about our city to help you get out and about!

House of Bounce:  http://www.rochesterhouseofbounce.com/

Soccer World: http://www.soccerworldmn.com/

Pipsqueaks Indoor Playground: http://www.ci.rochester.mn.us/departments/park/facilities/pipsqueaks/index.asp

Oxbow Park/Zollman Zoo (Byron, MN):  http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/parks/oxbow_park_&_zoo.asp

Apache Mall Indoor Playground: http://www.apachemall.com/html/index2.asp

Chester Woods:  http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us/parks/

Silver Lake Pool

Soldier’s Field Pool           

Foster Arend Beach: http://www.rochestermn.gov/departments/park/facilities/Pools_Beach/index.asp

Rochester Athletic Club:  http://www.rochesterathleticclub.com/

Rochester Area Family YMCA:   http://www.rochfamy.org/

Thursdays on First (summer):   http://www.downtownrochestermn.com/

Down by the Riverside (summer concerts):  http://www.riversideconcerts.com/

Rochester Public Library:   http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/

Story Times:ABC & Toy Zone, Great Harvest Bread Company, Christian Gift & Book, Rochester Public Library, Barnes & Noble (downtown and Apache Mall)

Quarry Hill Nature Center:  http://www.qhnc.org/

SNAP bus (summer):  www.rochester.k12.mn.us

Skyline Raceway:  www.skylineracewayroch.com

All-Comers Track Meets:  http://www.rochestertrackclub.com/

Prairie Walls Climbing Gym:    http://prairiewalls.com/

Rec Center:  http://www.ci.rochester.mn.us/departments/park/facilities/recreationcenter/index.asp

JETS Gym:  http://www.jetsgym.com/Home.html

Recreation Lanes:  http://reclanes.2gobowl.com/

Colonial Lanes Bowling:  http://www.coloniallanesmn.com/

Color Me Mine:   http://www.rochester.colormemine.com/

Como Park/Zoo                                    St. Paul, MN
http://www.comozooconservatory.org/

Minnesota Zoo                                    Apple Valley, MN
http://www.mnzoo.com/

Children’s Museums                                    LaCrosse, WI
http://www.funmuseum.org/

St. Paul, MN
www.mcm.org

Rochester, MN
http://www.childrensmuseumrochester.org/
COMING SOON ! (by the end of 2010 !)

Science Museum                                    http://www.smm.org/

Mall of America                                    Nickelodeon Universe
http://www.mallofamerica.com/

Whitewater State Park                        Altura, MN                                                            http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/whitewater/index.html