# Bell Museum & Planetarium: Woolly Mammoth, Touch-and-See Lab & Dome Theatre > Place to go for families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area (MN / WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Wed–Sun 10:00 AM–4:00 PM; Closed Mon–Tue - Where: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul, MN 55113 - Ages: All ages; hands-on touch discovery lab perfect for toddlers and elementary children; fully accessible - Price: $15 adults; $12 youth (ages 3–21); free for children 2 and under; planetarium shows $8 add-on ($6 youth) - Schedule: Wed–Sun 10:00 AM–4:00 PM; Closed Mon–Tue - Organizer: Bell Museum & University of Minnesota - Official page: https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/bell-museum-and-planetarium-woolly-mammoth-touch-and-see-lab-and-dome--listing-b8568a6ec9d9d3db43ed7827 ## About Minnesota's official natural history museum, the Bell Museum on the University of Minnesota's Saint Paul campus, is a cozy, world-class indoor winter haven for curious kids. Children are greeted by a life-size, scientifically accurate replica of a woolly mammoth that roamed Ice Age Minnesota, complete with realistic fur and tusks. The legendary Touch & See Discovery Lab invites kids to hold 10,000-year-old mastodon teeth, examine living reptiles and insects, and touch animal pelts. 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