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Rice Park
Park and Plaza
Downtown St. Paul, Saint Paul
"winter to see the Winter Carnival fun!"(2 Tips)
"Check out the ice sculptures during the Winter Carnival."(2 Tips)
"Chill Chill"(3 Tips)
"... (the girl in the fountain), sculpture by Alonzo Hauser with the St..."(4 Tips)
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- Dad's Eye ViewMay 11, 2012A great place for a casual picnic, romping around the fountain, or watching the people and squirrels! Come in the summer to sit in the shade, and in the winter to see the Winter Carnival fun!
A great lunch destination for the M-F work crowd in the summer. You can almost always find a food truck or two plus plenty of benches for the sun and shade lovers alike.
Greg KelloggJanuary 28, 2014Make sure to stop by and see the ice sculptures. Better time to go is late at night. No crowds and security is on hand.
Michael ShoemakerDecember 21, 2009Go to Rice Park in the evening after dark, during the winter. Beautiful place! If you have a WellsFargo card, get skates and skate free at the small rink by the Landmark Center.
Marty O.June 16, 2017This is Chris Coleman's St.Paul, a rundown park full of hobos at 8pm on a Thursday. And this hack thinks he can run a whole state
Chris JJuly 16, 2016It's a great park to walk through if you're trying to get from the most dale of downtown to the Xcel Energy Center.
Culture, Inc.September 30, 2010Rice Park powered by Xcel Energy will capture the spirit of the holiday season with a gigantic tree lit with thousands of energy-efficient LED lights and will twinkle for five minutes every hour, on t
Stand in the center of the park, look north south east and west, you will see a building that defines Saint Paul in all four directions!
Darshy NMay 16, 2011Get a picture of "The Source" (the girl in the fountain), sculpture by Alonzo Hauser with the St Paul's central library in the background.
Megan MoellerMarch 29, 2012Sculptures of the Peanuts' cartoon characters were placed here to honor the birthplace of Peanuts cartoonist, Charles Shultz!
- Megan MoellerMarch 29, 2012This is also recognized as one of the Great Places in America according to the American Planning Association!
a beautiful public square created in 1849 - example of gorgeous urban green space for city dwellers!
Witness the unbridled elation of hoboes frolicking in the fountain.
Don't let the name fool you, there isn't any rice here.
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