Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater, Anoka

#1 among attractions in Anoka

Concerts and shows, Top attraction, Theater

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Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater is an amphitheater in Anoka, Minnesota, located on the Rum River. The theater was built in 1914 and was spurred by the City Beautiful movement, as well as Anoka citizens' interest in outdoor entertainment and recreation. Its main organizer, Thaddeus P. Giddings, was a promoter of music education and had been organizing community singalongs in the summer of 1913. The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Coordinates: 45°11'50"N, 93°23'34"W

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S Ferry St, south of Main StAnokaAnoka United States

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Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bunker Beach, Richard P. Braun Bridge, Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge, Green Haven Golf Course.

5.4 miE
Watersports, Water park, Swimming
Bunker Beach, Coon Rapids
137 min walk • Bunker Beach is a water park in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States, within the 1,700-acre Bunker Hills Regional Park. It is owned by the Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department.
6.6 miSE
Bridge
Richard P. Braun Bridge, Brooklyn Park
167 min walk • Richard P. Braun Bridge is a pair of 10-span concrete girder bridges spanning the Mississippi River between Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
0.4 miS
Bridge
Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge, Anoka
11 min walk • The Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge, also known as the Ferry Street Bridge, is a 10-span open spandrel concrete deck arch bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Anoka and Champlin, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company, replacing an 1884 bridge at the same site.
1 miN
45°12'36"N • 93°24'0"W
Green Haven Golf Course, Anoka
25 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
~1530 ftE
Georgian architecture
Anoka Post Office, Anoka
8 min walk • The Anoka Post Office is a former post office building in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1916 in a Colonial Revival design credited to architect James Knox Taylor. It remained in service as a U.S.
5.3 miS
City hall, Tower
Osseo City Hall, Osseo
135 min walk • The Osseo Water Tower in Osseo, Minnesota, is a historic water tower listed on the National Register of Historic Places in June, 2017.
4.4 miNE
City
Andover
112 min walk • Andover is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 32,601 at the 2020 census.
2.7 miNW
Locality
Ramsey
69 min walk • Ramsey is a suburb 22 miles north-northwest of downtown Minneapolis in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,668 at the 2010 census. It is a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities.
2.6 miSE
Baseball, Student center, Universities and schools
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids
67 min walk • Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a public community college in Cambridge and Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Founded in 1965, the college annually serves more than 12,500 students as they pursue associate degrees that transfer as the first two years of a bachelor's degree, as well as certificate programs.