Eagan
Eagan is a city of 69,000 people (2021) in Minnesota on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. It is a suburb in the southern part of the Twin Cities region.
Get in
Most people arrive in Eagan by car. For people staying at one of the hotels along Cliff Road between Highway 77 and I-35E, there is a complimentary hotel shuttle bus. Check with your hotel. For other destinations in Eagan, a taxi from the MSP airport costs $20-30.
There is also some limited public transportation. The Metro Red Line from the Mall of America stops in northwestern Eagan at the Premier Outlet Mall. And the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority operates some buses.
Get around
There are local routes as well as express routes to the Minneapolis and St. Paul downtown areas. See the Metro Transit site for route information.
See
- Caponi Art Park, 1205 Diffley Road, ☏ +1 651 454-9412. Combines art with nature. Open May through October. Free ($2 suggested donation).
Do
- Cascade Bay Waterpark, 1360 Civic Center Drive, ☏ +1 651 675-5577.
- Cedarvale Lanes, 3883 Cedar Grove Pkwy, ☏ +1 651 452-7520. A 24-lane bowling alley.
- Captain's Course Mini Golf. Nine-hole, outdoor, mini golf course, adjacent to Cascade Bay.
- Eagan Disc Golf Course. A nine-hole frisbee golf course. Free.
- Regal Eagan Stadium 16, 2055 Cliff Road, ☏ +1 651 452-8329. Movie theater.
Winter activities
- Eagan Civic Arena, ☏ +1 651 675-5590. Features open skating, freestyle, and hockey hours.
- Outdoor Ice Rinks, ☏ +1 651 675-5511. Eagan features many outdoor ice rinks, including both pleasure rinks and hockey rinks.
- Trapp Farm Park Tubing, ☏ +1 651 675-5500. Slide down a snow covered hill on an innertube, toboggan, or sled. $2.50.
Buy
The Premier Outlet Mall offers more than 70 factory outlet stores. The largest concentration of shopping malls can be found at the I-35E and Yankee Doodle Drive intersection. Other malls can be found on Cliff Road between Cedar and I-35E, Cliff at Thomas Lake Road, Lexington at Yankee Doodle, and elsewhere.
Eat
- Davanni's, 1960 Cliff Lake Rd, ☏ +1 651 688-6111. Delicious pizza and hoagies.
- Hoban Restaurant, 1989 Silver Bell Rd, ☏ +1 651-688-3447. M-Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 11AM-9PM. Traditional Korean food.
- New China Buffet, 3344 Promenade Ave, ☏ +1 651 688-7998. All you can eat Chinese food.
- Carbone's Pizzeria, 1665 Yankee Doodle Rd., ☏ +1 651 452-6000.
- Red's Savoy Pizza.
Sleep
- 🌍 Courtyard Minneapolis St. Paul Airport, 1352 Northland Drive, ☏ +1 651 452-2000.
- Hampton Inn Minneapolis/Eagan, 3000 Eagandale Place, ☏ +1 651 688-3343.
- Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis Eagan, 1975 Rahncliff Court, ☏ +1 651 686-4605.
- Residence Inn Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport / Eagan, 3040 Eagandale Place, ☏ +1 651 688-0363.
Budget
- Budget Host Inn, 2745 Hwy 55, ☏ +1 651 454-1211.
- Microtel Inn & Suites, 3000 Denmark Avenue, ☏ +1 651 405-0988.
Go next
| Routes through Eagan |
| Saint Paul ← Mendota Heights ← | N S | → Apple Valley → Des Moines |
| Maple Grove ← Bloomington ← | W E | → Inver Grove Heights → Woodbury |
| Saint Paul ← Inver Grove Heights ← | N S | → Rosemount → Faribault |
| Minneapolis ← Mendota Heights ← | W E | → Inver Grove Heights → Hastings |
| Minneapolis ← Bloomington ← | N S | → Apple Valley → END |