Enjoy One Of The Last Rainforest Cafes Here In Minnesota

There is a restaurant in the United States that provides more than just great food.  Lions, tigers, and bears...oh, and lightning all await in this space.  And if you haven't had a chance to sit and dine here yourself, you need to add this to your bucket list ASAP.

If Minnesota is where you call home, you are in luck because we've got one of the last few locations.

Yep...I'm talking about the one and only Rainforest Cafe!  Below is where you can find all of the remaining locations, including the last one in Minnesota.

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WARNING: if you do plan on checking out this restaurant, little kids could get scared during the overall experience.  You may want to give them a heads up on what to expect before you go.

Did You Know That The Popular Rainforest Cafe Got Its Start In Minnesota

Back in the mid-1990s, a restaurant that provided entertainment and great food flooded the United States.  But did you know that the first Rainforest Cafe was actually in a house in Minneapolis?  Ok...they weren't serving up food to massive crowds but the thunderstorms were happening!

Founder of Rainforest Cafe, Steven Schussler, shared with Fortune magazine that the first prototype for this "eatertainment" was his house.  He used 3,700 extension cords to power sound systems, lights, and fog pumps for the creation that he made to show potential investors.

Is It True That Rainforest Cafe Used To Have Live Animals?

It IS true!  According to atlasobscura.com, the robotic gorilla wasn't the only animal that could be spotted at a Rainforest Cafe.  In its early days, an array of live animals could be viewed at the restaurants.  That all changed in 2000.

Landry's Restaurants Inc. purchased Rainforest Cafe and when the line item of live birds was shown to be $100,000 for each location, the live animal feature was eliminated.

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Here Is Where You Can Find One Of The Last Rainforest Cafes in the United States

According to Chowhound, at its height, Rainforest Cafe had 59 restaurants!  The last few decades, the allure of a Rainforest Cafe still exists but the locations have dwindled substantially.  Now, there are just 16 locations left in the United States, including one in the state where it all began, Minnesota.

2201 Boardwalk Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey

5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, Arizona

1800 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Disney Springs)

505 Rain Forest Road, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Disney World Animal Kingdom)

5310 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, Texas

3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine, Texas

4310 Baldwin Rd, Auburn Hills, Michigan

6170 West Grand Avenue, Gurnee, Illinois

5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy, Texas

3717 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada

306 South Ave., Bloomington, Minnesota

4810 Mills Circle, Ontario, California

353 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville, Tennessee

110 East Crockett, San Antonio, Texas

12801 West Sunrise Blvd, Sunrise, Florida

300 Third St Sheraton at the Falls, Niagara Falls, NY