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Things to do in Minneapolis
The HumanFIRST staff created this list of things to do, places to go, and food to eat when visiting the Twin Cities.
Restaurants
- Origami - The best Japanese restaurant in the Twin Cities Metro area.
- Tampopo - Home style Japanese foot in St. Paul. Great building too.
- Kramarczuk’s - Eastern European deli and lunch place. Try the polish sausage.
- Rice Paper - (Linden Hills) Great little ‘mom and pop’ restaurant in the Linden Hills area of Minneapolis.
- Al’s Breakfast - Heart stopping good food with a great atmosphere.
- Manny’s Steakhouse - Probably can’t do better steak than this in the Twin Cities Metro area.
- Gasthaus - http://www.gasthofzg.com/ or http://www.gasthausbavarianhunter.com/ (Stillwater)
Authentic German food. - Birchwood Café - Mom and pop organic food. Very very good.
- Alma - Mom and pop upscale food. Flavors are fantastic.
- Punch Pizza - Best fire-cooked pizza
- The Local - If you want Irish and want whiskey…this is the place.
- Buca di Beppo - Home style Italian. Served in big portions.
- Chino Latino - Fun fusion food in a great part of town.
- Brit’s Pub - Great British pub with good British pub food.
- Matt’s (Juicy Lucy) - The all-American hamburger.
- Annie’s Parlour - Best ice cream floats and very good burgers.
- Mesa Pizza - Voted some of the best pizza in the Twin Cities Metro area.
Bars
- Nye’s Polonaise - Order a drink and listen to Ruth Adams and the Worlds Most Dangerous Band. An experience you will never regret and never forget.
- Bulldog - Great beer selection.
- Psycho Suzis - Tiki bar with very good pizza.
- The Sample Room
- St. Anthony Main
Coffee Shops
Hotels
- W Minneapolis – The Foshay - Boutique hotel in downtown Minneapolis. Very swank.
- Ivy
Buildings
- Mill City Museum - History of the flour trade in Minneapolis.
- Walker Art Center & Sculpture - Modern art.
- The Basilica of St. Mary - One of the only two cathedrals in Minnesota. Fantastic beaux-arts architecture.
- State Capitol
- The Depot (Skating) - Ice skating inside…you betcha. Summer and winter.
- Uptown - Lots of local shops and restaurants in this trendy Minneapolis area.
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts - One of the best art museums in the country.
- Children’s Museum
- Mall of America - Shop, shop, shop till you drop, drop drop.
- Minnesota Zoo
- University of Minnesota: Northrop Auditorium - Check the schedule for plays, musicals, speakers, etc.
Events
- Garrison Keillor - aka Prairie Home Companion
- State Fair - Food to eat and people to watch.
- Gopher sports
- Viking Games
- Renaissance Fair
- Basilica Block Party - Music festival at the Basilica.
- Winter Carnival - http://www.winter-carnival.com/
- Aquatennial
- Grand Old Day
- Holidazzle - AKA, Parade of Lights
- Uptown Art Fair
- Taste of Minnesota
- Riverfest
- Oktoberfest
Outside
- Minnehaha Falls - Little bit of nature just outside downtown.
- Stillwater, MN - Lots of antique shops, stores, restaurants. Harks back to the days of small town Minnesota.
- Stone Arch Bridge - Fantastic architectural bridge in downtown Minnapolis.
- Fort Snelling State park
- Al & Alma’s Charter Cruises - Boat cruise on Lake Minnetonka.
- Grand Ave
- Lake Calhoun - Enjoy the afternoon by walking around the lake watching people and relaxing.
- Lake of the Isles
- Great River Road
- Hastings, MN
- Hudson, WI
- Taylors Falls
- Apple Orchards - http://www.pinetreeappleorchard.com/ , http://www.aamodtsapplefarm.com/ , http://www.aftonapple.com/
- Red Wing, MN
- Taliesin - Frank Lloyd Wright house in Wisconsin.
- North shore
- Duluth, MN
- Spam Museum
- House on the Rock
- Walnut Grove - Laura Ingalls Wilder House
- Oshkosh Air Museum
- La Crosse, WI