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North American Bear Center


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 13 attractions in Ely
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Attraction type: Nature centre, Speciality museum
Address: 1926 Hwy 169 (1 mile west of Ely) Ely, MN 55731
Tel: 218-365-7879

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22 Jul 2009
1
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Highly recommended. Unassuming from the outside but the whole back is glass where where you can observe the bears resting,playing and eating. Actually they are playing more than anything, the have two older bears and one younger one, the young one is always picking a (play) fight w/the elder, so cute watching them wrestle. There was so many interesting exhibits... more

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4 of 5 stars
Lincoln Ne.
3 Jul 2009

This is the perfect attraction for families in Ely when the weather isn't co-operating! My girlfriend and I and her two teenage daughters went here on a very cold wet summer day and were pleasantly surprised at the amount of info and education we received that day on the "bear". Good place! more

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4 of 5 stars
Duluth, MN
10 Aug 2008

We recently visited the North American Bear Center in Ely while visiting friends who have a cabin in the area. This is one of the newer attractions in the area, having been completed in 2007. It seems as though one could learn just about anything there is to know about bears here. The exhibit space is large and covers many... more

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5 of 5 stars
Minnesota
2 Sep 2007

I didn't expect to learn too much from a visit to the North American Bear Center, but ended up learning quite a bit. The Center has a large viewing window from which one can view three black bears going about their business. In addition there are a variety of very interesting exhibits and facts about bears on display. There is... more

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North American Bear Center Address

1926 Hwy 169 (1 mile west of Ely), Ely, MN 55731
Tel: 218-365-7879