Riverside School

Riverside School is a school in City of Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Works and Bloomington Kennedy High School.

The Works

Museum

The Works is an interactive children's museum in Bloomington, Minnesota that focuses on technology and engineering. The museum was conceived by Rebecca Schatz, a software engineer who was inspired by a visit to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and by the hands-on technical education for children that she observed during a year as a Luce Scholar in Japan in 1984. The Works is situated 1 mile northwest of Riverside School.

Bloomington Kennedy High School

School

Photo: Gobonobo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

John F. Kennedy High School is one of two public high schools located in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. Named after former president John F. Kennedy, it was opened in 1965 due to the rapid growth of Bloomington at the time. Bloomington Kennedy High School is situated 3,500 feet north of Riverside School.

I-35W Minnesota River bridge

Bridge

Photo: Tylervigen, CC BY 4.0.

The I-35W Minnesota River Bridge connects the counties of Hennepin and Dakota, and the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville, over the Minnesota River. The bridge has eight lanes, four lanes in each direction. I-35W Minnesota River bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Riverside School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloomington and Burnsville.