Mall of America

Key attractions include The Park at MOA™, Underwater Adventures® Aquarium, LEGO® Imagination Center, Dinosaur Walk Museum, A.C.E.S. Flight Simulation, NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears.

Hastings Family Aquatic Center

This recreation center provides a wide variety of fun and safe activities, with certified lifeguards on duty at all times; features include slides, a zero depth entry playground, water-sprays, and fountains, with lap swimming also being available.

Alexis Bailly Vineyard and Winery

This vineyard was the first to make wine with 100% Minnesota grown grapes; visitors are welcome to walk through the vineyard, sample the wines, and purchase the wines.

Hastings Hawks Basketball

The Hastings Hawks Amateur Baseball Team is part of the Cannon Valley Classic League, which is included in the Minnesota Baseball Association Class B, with home games being played at Veteran's Field.

Front Porch Festival

This annual event is held each May, and features a fine arts show, a Maypole Dance, a melodrama performance, and a tour of historic Victorian homes.

Mainstreet Festival

This annual festival is held each September and includes a Mother Goose Parade, a flea market, a farmers market, sidewalk sales, bake sales, and entertainment.

Little Log House Antique Power Show

This annual three-day event is held in late July in a restored pioneer village, with an antique show that features antique tractors and cars, a blacksmith shop, a butcher shop, a children's barnyard, a flea market, and a rock crusher; music and entertainment are provided as well.

Rivertown Days

Each July, this three-day city wide festival features music, games, a parade, a carnival, high action bike shows, lumberjack shows, a flea market, an arts and crafts fair, and a fireworks display.

King's Cove, Inc.

This full-service marina offers over sixty thousand sporting goods products, including items for hunting, camping, and archery, as well as offering boat repairs and services.

Apple Blossom Special

This annual event is held in mid-May at the Carpenter Center; the races are held on the nature centers wood-chip and paved trails, as well as on adjacent roads, and the five kilometer run is open to all runners and wheelers.

Mississippi Belle Italian Restaurant

One of the finest Italian restaurants in Minnesota, Mississippi Belle offers great Italian cuisine, as well as steaks, chops, and seafood.

Treasure Island Casino

This casino offers over sixty blackjack tables and fifteen hundred slot machines; there is live comedy on Tuesday nights and live music on the weekends, and the site also features a two hundred fifty room tropical theme hotel and restaurant.