Mid Continent Railway Museum - www.midcontinent.org
North Freedom, WI
This is near Wisconsin Dells - Circus World museum is also nearby.

Lake Superior Railway Museum - www.lsrm.org
Duluth, MN
There is also the Northshore Inline Marathon from Two Harbors to Duluth on
the morning of the 15th. www.northshoreinline.com This is the largest
inline skating race in the US with the top pro teams from around the world.
The finish line is next to their Omni Theater, not far from the Lake
Superior Railway Museum.

St. Croix Railroad Inc. - www.stcroixrr.org
Hudson, WI
Large scale model club on 9 acres.

AxMan Surplus - www.ax-man.com
St. Paul, MN
the St Paul store has more mechanical stuff than the others. Not as much as
it used to. They used to have large amounts of electronic test equipment
but that has mostly disappeared.

Mall of America
Bloomington, MN
The amusement park in it has two rollercoasters.
Has more interesting stores than other malls, because it has more stores.

I-35W Bridge Collapse site
Minneapolis, MN
The 10th Ave / Cedar Ave bridge has a new bike/walk/spectating lane that has
a great view of the work being done. The parking ramp behind the Holiday
Inn Metrodome is within a short walk. There is also Town Hall Brewery (brew
pub) next door, that has very good beer and very good food.

The Stone Arch bridge (Great Northern, converted to walking bridge) just up
the river has a great view of the lock, dam, and falls on the Mississippi.
In the same area, there is the Mill City Museum (www.millcitymuseum.org/)
with information about flour milling in Minneapolis and the Mill Ruins Park
that has various displays about the mills that were at the dam.
The Gutherie Theater has public viewing areas with great views of the
Mississippi.


--
Bill Fuhrmann

wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm going there from Sep. 14 t0 21.for a reunion. Can anyone tell me
about
places or events within a radius of about 200 mi. that would be
interesting to
someone who's into machinery, machining, etc? I'm familiar with the
science and
railroad museums. Thanx, Engineman.