THINGS TO DO
Experience all that the Minnesota Discovery Center offers!
Play Studio
A magical space where kids can explore, discover, and have fun doing what they do best—play! This space is now open and is located in the lower level of the Museum overlook.
The Play Studio filled with open-ended materials that inspire creativity and discovery. It’s designed for children ages 6 months to 11 years old, but all ages are welcome. Access to the Play Studio is included with your Museum admission.
Winter Recreation Rentals
MDC offers snowshoe rentals for both adults and kids at the Admissions Desk. Guided snowshoe hikes are also available.
Snowshow Rentals: $10.00
Rentals are available for 24 hours of use on Redhead MTB Park’s trails.
Winter Trail Use Info
Gift Shop
Our Gift Shop is stocked full of merchandise from dozens of local and regional vendors and artists! Stop in and check out all the great new products that scream Northern Minnesota! Don’t forget, the Gift Shop is the exclusive retailer of Redhead Mountain Bike Park merchandise—all merchandise purchases with the official Redhead logo directly support the park’s trail maintenance fund.
Trolley Tours
Note: Trolley tours have ended for the winter season. Hop aboard again in the spring!
Step aboard our historic trolley! This interpretive tour takes passengers through Glen Location, the former mining community.
Available Memorial Day through November (weather permitting).
Our trolley is wheelchair-accessible up to two wheelchairs at a time.
MDC Discovery Pass holders enjoy unlimited trolley tour runs all summer!
Call (218) 254-7959 or email to book a group or charter.
Tour Run Times
The trolley is closed for the season! Please check back in the spring for scheduling.
Tour Fares
| TYPE | RATE |
| Member | $5.00 |
| Non-Member | $6.00 |
| Group Rate: Member | $4.00 |
| Group Rate: Non-Member | $4.00 |
| Trolley Charter (48-rider capacity) | $4.00 / person |
| Discovery Pass Holder | FREE |
Mini-Golf
Note: Mini golf is currently closed for the season. Putt your way to victory again in the spring!
Try our 19-hole mining-themed miniature golf course!
Available Memorial Day through November (weather permitting).
Mini Golf Hours
| DAYS | HOURS |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday – Sunday | 10am – 5pm |
| Thursday | 10am – 8pm |
Shuttle Service
(to the trails and the beach)
Note: Shuttle service is closed for the season. We’ll help you get your adventures started once things thaw out next spring.
Our experienced Recreation Attendants are available to help get you to and from the mine pit or bike trails! Plus, they’ll help you get fitted in your rental gear, load/unload your equipment, and launch your watercraft.
The shuttle can accommodate 11 people. We can also assist with hauling equipment (including bikes, kayaks, canoes, and hiking gear) for all 11 people.
Please call 218-254-7959 or visit the Admissions Desk to reserve rental gear.
Shuttle Service: $5.00 (or free with the rental of a canoe or kayak!)
Note: Shuttle service is first-come, first-served and weather-permitting.
Summer Recreation Rentals
Note: Summer recreation rentals are done for the season. Splash with us again in the spring!
Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards are available for rent through MDC admissions. MDC members receive 10% off canoe and kayak rentals.
Bike rentals are available at 30 West Fitness & Recreation’s Bike Shop in MDC’s Summer Admissions Entrance
Summer Rentals Pricing
| RENTAL TYPE | RATE |
| Canoe | $15.00 / hour |
| Kayak/Paddle board | $15.00 / hour |
| Life Jacket | $10.00 |
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps and how their creation saved Minnesota during The Great Depression. Inaugurated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 5, 1933, CCC camps provided work for unmarried young men between 18 and 25. This program began a long series of economic reforms under The New Deal.
During the CCC’s nine-year tenure, nearly 87,000 young men served in camps throughout the state. They primarily worked on projects in forestry, construction, conservation, and in state parks. The men received room and board plus $30/month, which was sent directly home to aid their families.
Veterans Memorial
This digital memorial honors the service of veterans in Iron Range communities (including Chisholm, Virginia, and Hibbing).
Redhead Trails & Trailhead
Redhead Mountain Bike Park is a city-owned public park that is free to ride and open seven days a week, excluding rain days and/or seasonal changes.
Discover world-class mountain biking at Redhead MTB Park.
Carved from the walls of an abandoned water-filled iron ore mine pit, Redhead MTB Park offers outdoor enthusiasts an oasis of fun year-round. Redhead MTB Park has something for everyone—with 28 miles of hand-crafted, purpose-built mountain bike trails already on the ground and more on the way. Difficulty ranges from beginner to expert level, with a wide array of terrain features and options for riders to test their skills. Adventure seekers can also hike on designated trails and kayak, canoe, paddleboard, and swim in the mine pit!
Redhead MTB Park FAQs
“The Redhead Mountain Bike Park, being built on 1,225 acres of former Iron Range mine land, is shaping up to arguably be the most scenic and unequaled mountain bike park in the Midwest.”
– Business North