MINNEAPOLIS
Known as "The City of Lakes," Minneapolis has 22 lakes located
within city limits and many more in the surrounding area. It is a
beautiful city of gleaming skyscrapers set amid glittering lakes.
Downtown Minneapolis is a great place to take a stroll during any
season. Here you will find many fine stores, more than 30
theaters, two world-class art museums and three professional
sports teams.
Minneapolis is a city with many great activities for the entire family.
Much of downtown is connected by a system of covered second-
story skyways which help keep the city running even during the
frigid temperatures of the winter months. Average temperatures in
December are 18 degrees and 12 degrees in January. During the
warmer months, locals and tourists skate or stroll around Lake
Calhoun. Fort Snelling State Park offers outdoor recreational
activities such as hiking, golf, biking and boating.
MINNEAPOLIS ACTIVITIES
Mall of America - Located in nearby Bloomington, this mega mall
is the largest in the United States with more than 500 stores and
an amusement park that covers seven-acres. There is also an
aquarium and a 15-screen movie complex. The Mall of America is
more an attraction than a shopping center as it has more visitors
than Disney World, Graceland and the Grand Canyon combined.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts - Travel through 4,000 years of world
history as you view more than 80,000 works of sculpture,
photography, paintings, drawings and prints.
Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Institute - The Walker hosts a
large outdoor sculpture garden where you'll find it hard to miss
that Minneapolis icon, the Cherry Spoon. On the grounds, there
are a conservatory and a large walking bridge connecting the
garden to Loring Park, which has its own perennial garden and
small lake filled with an odd assortment of birds.
The Minnesota Zoo – located in Apple Valley south of the Mall of
America. The second biggest zoo in the United States, the
Minnesota Zoo is home to more than 2,300 animals from five
continents and is breeding ground and habitat to 15 endangered
species. The 500-acre zoo has everything from a rainforest, to
dolphins, to a petting zoo, to wild horses. A 25-minute monorail
tour departs on scheduled times.
IDS Statue of Mary Tyler Moore - The IDS is still the tallest building
in downtown Minneapolis. Home of the Crystal Court with its
glass top, atrium, and water fountain, the building was new in the
days when Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat up into the air in front of
it. A bronze statue of Mary Tyler Moore now stands across the
street from the IDS.
Arboretum - The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, located in
Chaska, has 1,000 acres of public gardens - annual and
perennial display gardens, plants developed for northern
climates, cross country ski and hiking trails, and tram tours. There
are also a horticultural library, a conservatory, tea room, and gift
shop.
The Chain of Lakes - You can bike, skate, drive, or walk around
the lakes in Minneapolis that give it its name - City of Lakes. In
season, you can swim, canoe, and fish. There are six lakes:
Cedar, Lake of the Isles, Calhoun, Harriet, Nokomis, and
Hiawatha.
Walker Art Center - Wander through this art center to see 20th-
century American and European works that include paintings,
sculptures and prints.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis - Located on the
campus of the University of Minnesota, this museum features fine
arts from the contemporary period.
Fort Snelling State Park - Located on Pike Island, this scenic state
park is one of Minnesota's most visited attractions and includes
18 miles of cross-country skiing trails, 18 miles of hiking trails, 5
miles of biking trails, golf, canoe rentals and swimming.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Seasonal teams share their
home at the Metrodome, which hosts the Minnesota Vikings, the
ballpark of the Minnesota Twins, and the University of Minnesota
Gopher football team. Open year-round.
Science Museum of Minnesota - No fewer than eight acres make
up the Science Museum of Minnesota's indoor area. Permanent
attractions include the Human Body Gallery that shows how every
one of your cells works, an extensive Dinosaur and Fossils
Gallery and a 3-D multimedia laser theater. Add to that the large
hands-on technology demonstrations and it's a day fit for any
parent and child.
The Children's Theatre Company - The Children's Theatre
Company has been putting on shows for almost four decades,
entertaining kids and the adults who accompany them with mostly
adaptations of classic children's literature that draw an audience
of 350,000 per year. The sets, the costumes and the
performances are top-notch and clearly in view of each of the 746
seats. The Children's Theatre shares the same lobby as the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Minneapolis College of Art
and Design.
Known as "The City of Lakes," Minneapolis has 22 lakes located
within city limits and many more in the surrounding area. It is a
beautiful city of gleaming skyscrapers set amid glittering lakes.
Downtown Minneapolis is a great place to take a stroll during any
season. Here you will find many fine stores, more than 30
theaters, two world-class art museums and three professional
sports teams.
Minneapolis is a city with many great activities for the entire family.
Much of downtown is connected by a system of covered second-
story skyways which help keep the city running even during the
frigid temperatures of the winter months. Average temperatures in
December are 18 degrees and 12 degrees in January. During the
warmer months, locals and tourists skate or stroll around Lake
Calhoun. Fort Snelling State Park offers outdoor recreational
activities such as hiking, golf, biking and boating.
MINNEAPOLIS ACTIVITIES
Mall of America - Located in nearby Bloomington, this mega mall
is the largest in the United States with more than 500 stores and
an amusement park that covers seven-acres. There is also an
aquarium and a 15-screen movie complex. The Mall of America is
more an attraction than a shopping center as it has more visitors
than Disney World, Graceland and the Grand Canyon combined.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts - Travel through 4,000 years of world
history as you view more than 80,000 works of sculpture,
photography, paintings, drawings and prints.
Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Institute - The Walker hosts a
large outdoor sculpture garden where you'll find it hard to miss
that Minneapolis icon, the Cherry Spoon. On the grounds, there
are a conservatory and a large walking bridge connecting the
garden to Loring Park, which has its own perennial garden and
small lake filled with an odd assortment of birds.
The Minnesota Zoo – located in Apple Valley south of the Mall of
America. The second biggest zoo in the United States, the
Minnesota Zoo is home to more than 2,300 animals from five
continents and is breeding ground and habitat to 15 endangered
species. The 500-acre zoo has everything from a rainforest, to
dolphins, to a petting zoo, to wild horses. A 25-minute monorail
tour departs on scheduled times.
IDS Statue of Mary Tyler Moore - The IDS is still the tallest building
in downtown Minneapolis. Home of the Crystal Court with its
glass top, atrium, and water fountain, the building was new in the
days when Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat up into the air in front of
it. A bronze statue of Mary Tyler Moore now stands across the
street from the IDS.
Arboretum - The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, located in
Chaska, has 1,000 acres of public gardens - annual and
perennial display gardens, plants developed for northern
climates, cross country ski and hiking trails, and tram tours. There
are also a horticultural library, a conservatory, tea room, and gift
shop.
The Chain of Lakes - You can bike, skate, drive, or walk around
the lakes in Minneapolis that give it its name - City of Lakes. In
season, you can swim, canoe, and fish. There are six lakes:
Cedar, Lake of the Isles, Calhoun, Harriet, Nokomis, and
Hiawatha.
Walker Art Center - Wander through this art center to see 20th-
century American and European works that include paintings,
sculptures and prints.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis - Located on the
campus of the University of Minnesota, this museum features fine
arts from the contemporary period.
Fort Snelling State Park - Located on Pike Island, this scenic state
park is one of Minnesota's most visited attractions and includes
18 miles of cross-country skiing trails, 18 miles of hiking trails, 5
miles of biking trails, golf, canoe rentals and swimming.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Seasonal teams share their
home at the Metrodome, which hosts the Minnesota Vikings, the
ballpark of the Minnesota Twins, and the University of Minnesota
Gopher football team. Open year-round.
Science Museum of Minnesota - No fewer than eight acres make
up the Science Museum of Minnesota's indoor area. Permanent
attractions include the Human Body Gallery that shows how every
one of your cells works, an extensive Dinosaur and Fossils
Gallery and a 3-D multimedia laser theater. Add to that the large
hands-on technology demonstrations and it's a day fit for any
parent and child.
The Children's Theatre Company - The Children's Theatre
Company has been putting on shows for almost four decades,
entertaining kids and the adults who accompany them with mostly
adaptations of classic children's literature that draw an audience
of 350,000 per year. The sets, the costumes and the
performances are top-notch and clearly in view of each of the 746
seats. The Children's Theatre shares the same lobby as the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Minneapolis College of Art
and Design.
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