List: What's open and what's closed in the shutdown?

Zoo closure
A sign at the Minnesota Zoo informs visitors of its closure because of the government shutdown in Apple Valley, Minn. Friday, July 1, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

OPEN

• The Minnesota Zoo (reopens Sunday, July 3 at 9 a.m.)

• County Service Centers (where you can get marriage licenses, etc.)

• Residential custodial care services (nursing homes, treatment centers, etc.)

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• Medical assistance and welfare programs

• Secretary of State's office

• Summer school

• MnSCU schools

• University of Minnesota

• Metro Transit (including buses, Metro Mobility, Transit Link)

• DVS license tab renewal and driver's license renewal

• 911

• State Patrol

• Courts

• Corrections facilities

• City and county services (trash removal, fireworks, police, fire, etc.)

• City and county parks

• Science Museum of Minnesota

• Como Zoo

• City and County public libraries

CLOSED

• DVS driver's exams, car inspections, commercial vehicle registration

• DNR licensing

• State parks

• Highway rest areas

• Minnesota Historical Society museums, library and sites (including History Center and Split Rock Lighthouse)

• Many state department websites

• State capitol

• Many state websites are down (including MnDOT traffic cams)

• FIRST trucks

• Giants Ridge

• Minnesota Lottery

• Canterbury Park

• All state departments except for Department of Agriculture