Guidebook for Minneapolis

Sam
Guidebook for Minneapolis

Food Scene

Great, laid back and eclectic coffee shop.
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Diamonds Coffee Shoppe
1618 NE Central Ave
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Great, laid back and eclectic coffee shop.
A classic neighborhood greasy spoon diner just down the street. Newly restored to it's original 1940's charm.
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Ideal Diner
1314 Central Ave NE
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A classic neighborhood greasy spoon diner just down the street. Newly restored to it's original 1940's charm.
The ultimate in Middle Eastern cuisine! Generous portions of gyros, falafel and more.
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Holy Land
920 E Lake St
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The ultimate in Middle Eastern cuisine! Generous portions of gyros, falafel and more.
Fantastic Vietnamese restaurant with generous portions and good food.
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Que Viet Village House
2211 Johnson St NE
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Fantastic Vietnamese restaurant with generous portions and good food.
Serving classic Ecuadorian and Peruvian fare.
La Colonia Restaurant
2205 NE Central Ave
Serving classic Ecuadorian and Peruvian fare.
Neighborhood restaurant serving delicious comfort food.
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Hazel's Northeast
2859 Johnson St NE
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Neighborhood restaurant serving delicious comfort food.
Classic German restaurant with classic German fare.
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Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit
2300 University Ave NE
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Classic German restaurant with classic German fare.
An excellent family run Ecuadorian restaurant.
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Chimborazo
2851 Central Ave NE
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An excellent family run Ecuadorian restaurant.
The food here is AMAZING! Fantastic buffet! You can't go wrong.
Marina Grill and Deli
2424 University Ave NE
The food here is AMAZING! Fantastic buffet! You can't go wrong.
1029 Bar and Smack Shack - Definitely have to try the lobster rolls - featured in Diners, Drive-ins & Dives and Bon Appetite Magazine.
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The 1029 Bar
1029 Marshall St NE
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1029 Bar and Smack Shack - Definitely have to try the lobster rolls - featured in Diners, Drive-ins & Dives and Bon Appetite Magazine.
Old world Polish deli and restaurant with about every type of sausage and pierogi possible.
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Kramarczuk Sausage Company
215 E Hennepin Ave
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Old world Polish deli and restaurant with about every type of sausage and pierogi possible.
This hole-in-the-wall Mexican bakery has unbelievably delicious pastries for cheap. And, it's just down the street!
Durango Bakery
2418 NE Central Ave
This hole-in-the-wall Mexican bakery has unbelievably delicious pastries for cheap. And, it's just down the street!
A nice local restaurant offering American Comfort Food as well as chef designed dishes. Offers brunch every day from 10:00-3:00.
1851 Central Ave NE
A nice local restaurant offering American Comfort Food as well as chef designed dishes. Offers brunch every day from 10:00-3:00.
Good service and atmosphere. Great tasting Thai food and generous portions. You won't be disappointed!
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Sen Yai Sen Lek Thai
2422 Central Ave NE
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Good service and atmosphere. Great tasting Thai food and generous portions. You won't be disappointed!
Many different varieties of tacos. You can't go wrong!
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Rusty Taco
522 E Hennepin Ave
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Many different varieties of tacos. You can't go wrong!
Wonderful local bakery that always does a quality job. We often head there when we have a donut crave.
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Heights Bakery
3500 Central Ave NE
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Wonderful local bakery that always does a quality job. We often head there when we have a donut crave.
Having nothing to do with the Gordon Ramsey show of the same name, this restaurant serves great breakfast, lunch & dinner every day. Live music most nights & during brunch. The peanut butter is great!
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Hell's Kitchen Inc.
80 S 9th St
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Having nothing to do with the Gordon Ramsey show of the same name, this restaurant serves great breakfast, lunch & dinner every day. Live music most nights & during brunch. The peanut butter is great!
This Tibetan restaurant has a lunch buffet and is also open for dinner. Order the yak momo dumplings - they're delicious!
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Gorkha Palace
23 4th St NE
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This Tibetan restaurant has a lunch buffet and is also open for dinner. Order the yak momo dumplings - they're delicious!
Soups, sandwiches & personal pizzas. With their tasty comfort food, they offer something for everyone.
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Wilde Cafe & Spirits
65 SE Main St
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Soups, sandwiches & personal pizzas. With their tasty comfort food, they offer something for everyone.
This coffee shop & wine bar offer outdoor seating during the summer overlooking the river and downtown.
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Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
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This coffee shop & wine bar offer outdoor seating during the summer overlooking the river and downtown.
Great Mexican joint with a large menu selection.
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El Taco Riendo
2412 Central Ave NE
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Great Mexican joint with a large menu selection.
Fantastic Mexican joint with a wide menu selection. Try the Maya Burrito - Shana's Favorite - or come for their amazing Sunday Brunch Buffet.
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Maya Cuisine
1840 Central Ave NE
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Fantastic Mexican joint with a wide menu selection. Try the Maya Burrito - Shana's Favorite - or come for their amazing Sunday Brunch Buffet.
Great local coffee shop showcasing local art.
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Mojo Coffee Gallery
2205 California St NE
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Great local coffee shop showcasing local art.
This family run breakfast joint definitely has that small town cafe vibe. Good greasy spoon fare that won't leave you hungry.
Johnson Bacon & Egg Cafe
513 40th Avenue Northeast
This family run breakfast joint definitely has that small town cafe vibe. Good greasy spoon fare that won't leave you hungry.
This bakery offers delicious authentic German breads, pretzels and rolls. Great to pick up and have with a beer from next door Fair State.
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Aki's Bread Haus
2506 Central Ave NE
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This bakery offers delicious authentic German breads, pretzels and rolls. Great to pick up and have with a beer from next door Fair State.
Cool place specializing in quality beans and pour-over coffee.
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Spyhouse Coffee
945 Broadway St NE
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Cool place specializing in quality beans and pour-over coffee.
Local coffee shop close to the house.
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Anelace Coffee
2402 Central Ave NE
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Local coffee shop close to the house.
The food here is incredibly good and the portion size is HUGE! We love this place so much we hosted our wedding rehearsal dinner here. Our recommendation: get the vegetarian sampler platter and split an entree.
Basha Mediterranean Wood Grill
The food here is incredibly good and the portion size is HUGE! We love this place so much we hosted our wedding rehearsal dinner here. Our recommendation: get the vegetarian sampler platter and split an entree.
Delicious Tapas plates focusing on fresh seasonal foods. Always something new as the chef switches the menu weekly.
Bonicelli Cooking Club
Delicious Tapas plates focusing on fresh seasonal foods. Always something new as the chef switches the menu weekly.
Delicious Spanish Tapas restaurant! The brunch is amazing also!
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Costa Blanca Bistro
2416 Central Ave NE
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Delicious Spanish Tapas restaurant! The brunch is amazing also!

Essentials

This organic co-op is very close by and has all you need. Recently they have undergone a large expansion - expanding their grocery area and adding a deli & juice bar.
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Eastside Food Co-op
2551 Central Ave NE
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This organic co-op is very close by and has all you need. Recently they have undergone a large expansion - expanding their grocery area and adding a deli & juice bar.
Huge Indian foods supermarket.
Little India International Market
1835 Central Ave NE
Huge Indian foods supermarket.
Closet Target to the house - less than a mile away
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Target
900 Nicollet Mall
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Closet Target to the house - less than a mile away
This family run Mexican grocery is just down the street and has a great meat counter! Get a link of Chorizo to fry up for breakfast and start your day off right!
Valeries Carniceria
3149 Nicollet Ave
This family run Mexican grocery is just down the street and has a great meat counter! Get a link of Chorizo to fry up for breakfast and start your day off right!
Closest major supermarket.
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Cub Foods
1201 Larpenteur Ave W
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Closest major supermarket.
This corner hispanic grocery is run by one of the nicest families we have met. We love their meat counter!
Dona Anita Market Llc
1928 Central Ave NE
This corner hispanic grocery is run by one of the nicest families we have met. We love their meat counter!

Drinks & Nightlife

Classic tiki bar with an enormous deck overlooking the river.
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Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge
1900 Marshall St NE
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Classic tiki bar with an enormous deck overlooking the river.
Northeast is know for it's dive bars and this is one of the dive-iest. Karaoke every night of the week! They only take cash - leave your plastic at home.
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Vegas Lounge
965 Central Ave NE
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Northeast is know for it's dive bars and this is one of the dive-iest. Karaoke every night of the week! They only take cash - leave your plastic at home.
A classic Northeast bar - popular with the locals. They have HUGE Bloody Marys
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NE Moose Bar & Grill
356 Monroe St NE
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A classic Northeast bar - popular with the locals. They have HUGE Bloody Marys
Never a cover for live music, as well as trivia every Sunday night.
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331 Club
331 13th Ave NE
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Never a cover for live music, as well as trivia every Sunday night.
Stop at the taphouse to try some of the best local beer that the twin cities has to offer.
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Indeed Brewing Company
711 NE 15th Ave
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Stop at the taphouse to try some of the best local beer that the twin cities has to offer.
Their focus is high-quality, small batch beers with ever changing taps.
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Dangerous Man Brewing Company
1300 NE 2nd St
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Their focus is high-quality, small batch beers with ever changing taps.
This brewing co-op is just down the street and offers very tasty fresh brewed beers. Bring in some food from a nearby restaurant and you're set!
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Fair State Brewing Cooperative
2506 Central Ave NE
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This brewing co-op is just down the street and offers very tasty fresh brewed beers. Bring in some food from a nearby restaurant and you're set!
Close brewery that offers a great outdoor space during the summer. Unfortunately the beer is pretty bad & the brewmaster is arrogant.
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612Brew
945 Broadway St NE
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Close brewery that offers a great outdoor space during the summer. Unfortunately the beer is pretty bad & the brewmaster is arrogant.
Located just down the street, this hard cider brewery is close and does a quality job. Our favorite is the Freewheeler, but you can't go wrong with getting a flight and trying them all.
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Sociable Cider Werks
1500 Fillmore St NE
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Located just down the street, this hard cider brewery is close and does a quality job. Our favorite is the Freewheeler, but you can't go wrong with getting a flight and trying them all.
With patio seating right on Nicollet Mall, this is a great place to grab a drink or dinner when you are out on the town.
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The Local
931 Nicollet Mall
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With patio seating right on Nicollet Mall, this is a great place to grab a drink or dinner when you are out on the town.
This place has fantastic rooftop seating and lawn bowling. Serving pub foods and drinks, Brits is the go-to place for an after work game or to catch a soccer game on TV.
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Brit's Pub
1110 Nicollet Mall
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This place has fantastic rooftop seating and lawn bowling. Serving pub foods and drinks, Brits is the go-to place for an after work game or to catch a soccer game on TV.
A decent brewery focusing on locally grown seeds and grains. Located in the former School District headquarters, Sam will tell you that teaching kids will sometime make you crave beer!
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Able Seedhouse + Brewery
1121 Quincy St NE
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A decent brewery focusing on locally grown seeds and grains. Located in the former School District headquarters, Sam will tell you that teaching kids will sometime make you crave beer!
This craft distillery is a must try! Their spirits are top-notch and distilled on site. The bartenders have created many signature drinks which will not disappoint. Located in the back of the Thorpe Building - turn in by Diamond's Coffee Shop and follow the drive around back.
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Tattersall Distilling
1620 Central Ave NE
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This craft distillery is a must try! Their spirits are top-notch and distilled on site. The bartenders have created many signature drinks which will not disappoint. Located in the back of the Thorpe Building - turn in by Diamond's Coffee Shop and follow the drive around back.
The first female owned and brewed brewery in Minnesota. Both the beer and the food are great!
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Urban Growler Brewing Company
2325 Endicott St
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The first female owned and brewed brewery in Minnesota. Both the beer and the food are great!
This distillery had excellent cocktails & a great atmosphere. The service is fast, friendly & attentive.
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Norseman Distillery
451 Taft St NE
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This distillery had excellent cocktails & a great atmosphere. The service is fast, friendly & attentive.

Shopping

HUGE farmer's market open 7 days a week in the summer from 6am-1pm. Saturday & Sunday mornings offer the largest of vendors. Go early for best pickings or go at the end & bargain with the vendors.
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Minneapolis Farmers Market
312 East Lyndale Ave N
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HUGE farmer's market open 7 days a week in the summer from 6am-1pm. Saturday & Sunday mornings offer the largest of vendors. Go early for best pickings or go at the end & bargain with the vendors.
I Like You showcases the wares of over 200 hip, independent crafters and artists from the Minneapolis area. Great place to check out if you are looking for that local memento.
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I Like You
1955 Johnson Street Northeast
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I Like You showcases the wares of over 200 hip, independent crafters and artists from the Minneapolis area. Great place to check out if you are looking for that local memento.

Sightseeing

No trip to Minneapolis is complete without a view of the river & skyline from the Stone Arch Bridge. HIDDEN TIP: Go down the stairs on the north end of the bridge to get below the bridge for a hidden spot to enjoy the river and skyline.
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Tulay ng Stone Arch
100 Portland Ave
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No trip to Minneapolis is complete without a view of the river & skyline from the Stone Arch Bridge. HIDDEN TIP: Go down the stairs on the north end of the bridge to get below the bridge for a hidden spot to enjoy the river and skyline.
Built in 1941, the Grain Belt sign is probably the most iconic sign in the Twin Cities. Grain belt beer was brewed right here in Northeast from 1891 to 1976, and is still brewed in New Ulm, MN.
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Grain Belt Sign
4 W Island Ave
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Built in 1941, the Grain Belt sign is probably the most iconic sign in the Twin Cities. Grain belt beer was brewed right here in Northeast from 1891 to 1976, and is still brewed in New Ulm, MN.
St. Anthony Falls is what made Minneapolis the milling capital of the world. They are the only natural waterfalls on the Mississippi River. In 1869, the concrete apron that gives the falls their distinct flume look was built to stop the falls from eroding and eventually collapsing.
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Saint Anthony Falls
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St. Anthony Falls is what made Minneapolis the milling capital of the world. They are the only natural waterfalls on the Mississippi River. In 1869, the concrete apron that gives the falls their distinct flume look was built to stop the falls from eroding and eventually collapsing.
Centered around the intersection of Lake and Hennepin, this trendy neighborhood is known for it's restaurants and nightlife.
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Uptown
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Centered around the intersection of Lake and Hennepin, this trendy neighborhood is known for it's restaurants and nightlife.
Minnehaha Creek tumbles down this 53 foot waterfall on it's way to the Mississippi River. If you dare, jump the short fence near the foot of the falls and follow the well worn path where you can stand behind the waterfall.
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Minnehaha Falls
4801 S Minnehaha Dr
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Minnehaha Creek tumbles down this 53 foot waterfall on it's way to the Mississippi River. If you dare, jump the short fence near the foot of the falls and follow the well worn path where you can stand behind the waterfall.
The Midtown Greenway is a 5.5-mile long former railroad corridor in south Minneapolis with bicycling and walking trails. Extremely popular with bicyclists, the corridor is grade-separated from the street grid, either in a gorge passing under bridges carrying streets overhead, or on a levy with traffic passing underneath it. This offers barrier-free bicycling that can make cross-town trips faster than going by car.
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Midtown Greenway
Midtown Greenway
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The Midtown Greenway is a 5.5-mile long former railroad corridor in south Minneapolis with bicycling and walking trails. Extremely popular with bicyclists, the corridor is grade-separated from the street grid, either in a gorge passing under bridges carrying streets overhead, or on a levy with traffic passing underneath it. This offers barrier-free bicycling that can make cross-town trips faster than going by car.

Arts & Culture

Features live plays and performances. Also check out their observation deck - no ticket needed, just go through the lobby and up the escalator for a fantastic view!
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Guthrie Theater
818 S 2nd St
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Features live plays and performances. Also check out their observation deck - no ticket needed, just go through the lobby and up the escalator for a fantastic view!
A former warehouse renovated to house many artist studios.
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Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St NE
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A former warehouse renovated to house many artist studios.
Discover the history of Minneapolis and how the river created our city. Check out the Flour Tower ride, taste fresh baked bread, and build a dam in a model stream.
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Mill City Museum
704 S 2nd St
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Discover the history of Minneapolis and how the river created our city. Check out the Flour Tower ride, taste fresh baked bread, and build a dam in a model stream.
Displays include a dispatch center, old fashioned fire hall, and different fire trucks and fire fighting apparatus used over the years.The staff is friendly & there are fire truck rides in the summer.
Firefighters Hall and Museum
664 22nd Ave NE
Displays include a dispatch center, old fashioned fire hall, and different fire trucks and fire fighting apparatus used over the years.The staff is friendly & there are fire truck rides in the summer.
Home to Diamond's Coffee, Tattersall Distillery and many art studios. During WWII the government ran a secret manufacturing operation here under the guise of a refrigerator manufacturer. The Black Box used on airplanes was created here, and there are still 2 guard towers on the roof from the secret operation.
Thorp Building
Home to Diamond's Coffee, Tattersall Distillery and many art studios. During WWII the government ran a secret manufacturing operation here under the guise of a refrigerator manufacturer. The Black Box used on airplanes was created here, and there are still 2 guard towers on the roof from the secret operation.
Free admission - The MIA has one of the finest wide-ranging art collections in the country. From Monet to Matisse, Asian to African, 40,000-year-old artifacts to world-famous masterpieces.
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 3rd Ave S
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Free admission - The MIA has one of the finest wide-ranging art collections in the country. From Monet to Matisse, Asian to African, 40,000-year-old artifacts to world-famous masterpieces.

Entertainment & Activities

Home of the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
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Target Field
1 Twins Way
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Home of the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
Staying stylistically true to it's 1956 renovation, the Riverview Theater is truly a Minneapolis icon. Offering 2nd run movies, this neighborhood is extremely popular with locals as tickets cost around $3.00.
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Riverview Theater
3800 42nd Ave S
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Staying stylistically true to it's 1956 renovation, the Riverview Theater is truly a Minneapolis icon. Offering 2nd run movies, this neighborhood is extremely popular with locals as tickets cost around $3.00.
Built in 1926, The Heights has kept it's classic movie house grandeur, compete with a theater organ and chandeliers. The owners also own the Dairy Queen next door, so you can bring your ice cream into the show with you.
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Heights Theater
3951 Central Ave NE
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Built in 1926, The Heights has kept it's classic movie house grandeur, compete with a theater organ and chandeliers. The owners also own the Dairy Queen next door, so you can bring your ice cream into the show with you.
Free concerts every day during the summer. Bring a blanket (we can loan you one) or there are plenty of benches available. Check the schedule at www.minneapolisparks.org
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Lake Harriet Bandshell Park
4135 Lake Harriet Pkwy
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Free concerts every day during the summer. Bring a blanket (we can loan you one) or there are plenty of benches available. Check the schedule at www.minneapolisparks.org