Towers of Tomorrow
An exhibition for Lego lovers features 20 models of skyscrapers replicated at 1:200 scale from the United States, Australia, Asia, Canada and United Arab Emirates. Continuing with the Science Museum of Minnesota's "Year of the Engineer," which salutes the work that engineers do to save and improve lives, the museum commissioned a local builder to construct a replica of U.S. Bank Stadium that will be on display. Little hands can get busy creating buildings of their own with more than 200,000 loose Lego bricks in designated construction areas. (Ends Sept. 3. $12.95-$18.95. Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. smm.org. 651-221-9444.
MELISSA WALKER
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