Apple Valley, Suburban municipality in Dakota County, Minnesota.
Apple Valley spans across 17.57 square miles of land in northwestern Dakota County, featuring numerous residential neighborhoods and commercial districts.
The area transformed from Lebanon Township in 1859 to an incorporated city in 1968, following extensive residential development in the 1950s.
The Minnesota Zoo within Apple Valley borders houses hundreds of animal species across multiple climate-controlled habitats and ecological zones.
The city maintains six elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools through Independent School District 196.
Apple Valley Freedom Days celebration brings residents together each July with parades, carnivals, and fireworks displays.
Location: Dakota County
Inception: 1860
Elevation above the sea: 289 m
Website: http://www.ci.apple-valley.mn.us/
Website: http://ci.apple-valley.mn.us
GPS coordinates: 44.73194,-93.21750
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:15
Nickelodeon Universe
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Metropolitan Stadium
13.8 km
Minnesota Zoo
4.3 km
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
15.3 km
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
13.9 km
SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium
13.7 km
Log Chute
13.8 km
Sea Life at Mall of America
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Lebanon Hills Regional Park
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Pepsi Orange Streak
13.8 km
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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Fairly Odd Coaster
13.7 km
Cedar Avenue Bridge
10.7 km
Dan Patch Line Bridge
12.5 km
Burnsville Performing Arts Center
6.8 km
Gideon H. Pond House
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I-35W Minnesota River bridge
9.5 km
The Garage
6 km
Exchange Bank Building
11.8 km
Church of the Advent
11.9 km
Daniel F. Akin House
7.6 km
Emil J. Oberhoffer House
8.5 km
Gideon Pond House
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Avatar Airbender
13.8 km
Back at the Barnyard Hayride
13.7 km
Penn Lake Library
14.5 km
Long Meadow Bridge
11.1 km
Quarry Park
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