Weekend options: "CSI: The Experience"

Ever dream of being an investigator? Based on the television series, this new multisensory attraction places guests in the role of crime scene investigators. Guided by videos featuring cast members and real-life scientists, rookie investigators perform tasks such as examining bullet casings, matching DNA. At your disposal are forensic autopsy rooms, reporting stations and crime labs to help you solve a case. (10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun. $9.99-$16.99. Mall of America, 60 E. Broadway, Bloomington. 952-883-8810. www.mallofamerica.com.)

Grass and plants are beginning to peek through the snow as spring emerges. Celebrate the season by viewing the 10,000 tulips featured in the spring flower show in the Sunken Garden. Get tips at special gardener talks, make crafts and listen to a storyteller. (10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Como Park Zoo, 1225 Estabrook Dr., St. Paul. 651-487-8200. www.comozooconservatory.org.)