$16 for a Sightseeing Cruise Ticket at Padelford Riverboats
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- $16 for one adult ticket for a 1.5-hour sightseeing cruise at Padelford Riverboats *USA Today’s one of the 10 great places you won’t forget in the Twin Cities
- Fully narrated tours
- Departs from Padelford Landing on Harriet Island and plows through the Mississippi River
- Sights include the St. Paul High Bridge, Pig’s Eye Cave, the Minnesota River mouth, Pike Island, and Fort Snelling
- Three different riverboats: the sternwheeler Jonathan Padelford, the sidewheeler Anson Northrup, and the Betsy Northrup
- View schedule
- Air-conditioned or open decks
- Friendly staff of skilled mariners
- Full bar, hot dogs, and popcorn available
- Fun family activity
Reviews
USA Today names Padelford Riverboats one of the 10 great places you won’t forget in the Twin Cities. Disney Family.com names it an Editors’ Pick, and 10best names it one of the best things to do in St. Paul: > * If trudging through museums and historic sites is not your idea of a great St. Paul vacation, hop aboard one of the riverboats of the Padelford Packet Boat Company. These beautiful boats offer sightseeing tours, sunset dinner and picnic lunch cruises, and educational river trips. Take in summer fireworks, fall foliage, city skylines, and the beauty of the mighty Mississippi River atop a Minnesota riverboat. Oh, and the food is great, too! – 10best
Need To Know Info
About Padelford Riverboats
Founded in 1969 by Capt. William D. Bowell, Sr. and his wife Lillian, Padelford Riverboats brings visitors to the riverfront along their route between downtown St. Paul and Harriet Island Regional Park. Padelford Riverboats has entertained more than 5 million passengers since their first tour of the river, .
Today, the riverboats are owned and managed by Gus and Tammy Gaspardo, along with their team of experienced river professionals. Both Tammy and Gus have had a remarkable journey; they began their lives on the river as deckhands over 30 years ago, working their way up the ranks from deckhands to Vice President positions and beyond. Tammy and Gus have been married for much of their careers, and over time the Bowell family adopted them— they purchased the company from them in 2016. Today, the family operates boats equipped with dance areas, bars, and sun decks, complete with a view of the Twin Cities' skyline and the green banks of the river as the backdrop.