Hotels
The Grand Hotel Minneapolis – A Kimpton Hotel
- Web site
- Yelp reviews
- More Information (room blocks)
Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel
- Web site
- Yelp reviews
- More information (room blocks)
Attractions
Art & Culture
- Walker Art Center — Contemporary & Modern Art [wiki]
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden — One of the largest sculpture gardens in the U.S. [wiki]
- Weisman Art Museum — U of M Modern Art Museum [wiki]
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts — Fine Art Museum (Public – no fee!) [wiki]
- The Museum of Russian Art — "Best museum to take out-of-towners" [wiki]
- Rogue Buddha Gallery — A fun and eclectic art gallery [facebook]
- Basilica of Saint Mary — Roman Catholic minor basilica, Beaux-Arts architecture [wiki]
Music & Nightlife
- Guthrie Theater — Award winning performance theater (classics) and building [wiki]
- Fitzgerald Theater — Home of A Prairie Home Companion (MPR) [wiki]
- Orpheum Theatre — Off-Broadway and popular shows (Hennepin Theatre Trust) [wiki]
- Orchestra Hall — Home of the Minnesota Orchestra [wiki]
- Dakota Jazz Club — Jazz Club and Restaurant [wiki]
- First Avenue — The place to play Minneapolis since the 1970s! [wiki]
Museums
- Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul) — Exhibits and Imax Omnitheater [wiki]
- Minnesota History Center — Museum of The Minnesota Historical Society [wiki]
- Mill City Museum — History of the flour industry and the city of Minneapolis [wiki]
- The Bakken — The world's only museum devoted to medical electricity [wiki]
Outdoors
- Minnehaha Falls — 53' waterfall on Minnehaha Creek [wiki]
- Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles, Lake Nokomis...
- Como Park Zoo and Conservatory (St. Paul) — A free zoo [wiki]
- Summit Avenue (St. Paul) — Historic example of a Victorian residential boulevard [wiki]
- Lakewood Cemetery — One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the country [wiki]
Shopping
- Nicollet Mall — Outdoor pedestrian shopping and restaurants [wiki]
- Mall of America — Yeah, that one [wiki]
- Grand Avenue (St. Paul) — Boutique shopping and restaurant
- Albertville Premium Outlets (Albertville, about half an hour away)
Restaurants
- minneapolis.eater.com: 18 Essential Minneapolis Restaurants
- urbanspoon.com: Twin Cities's Most Popular
- Using urbanspoon.com $-$$$$ and % ratings
- DT = Downtown location
- UT = Uptown location
- NE = Nordeast location
- [UT] Barbette — $$$$ 87% French Bistro – Bette's favorite!
- Birchwood Cafe — $$ 92% Vegetarian, Organic, Local Food
- [NE] Brasa — $$ 93% Rotisserie, Southern/Soul, Barbeque, Organic, Local Food
- [DT] Dancing Ganesha — $$ 72% Indian, Vegetarian
- [DT] Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant — $$$ 90% American, New Orleans
- [DT] Fogo de Chão — $$$$ 90% Brazilian Steakhouse [wiki], Buffet
- [DT] Hell's Kitchen — $$$ 83% New American, Breakfast/Brunch
- [DT] Manny's Steakhouse — $$$$ 90% The Steakhouse in Minneapolis – Expensive but worth it for absolute steak lovers
- [NE] Punch Neapolitan Pizza — $$ 91% Multiple Twin City locations, great pizza
- Sea Salt Eatery — $ 93% Outdoor Fresh Seafood in Minnehaha Park
- [NE] Shuang Cheng — $ 92% Chinese, Seafood – Eric's favorite Chinese food
- Sister Sludge Coffee — $ 92% Eric's favorite coffee shop
- [UT] Uptown Diner — $ 87% American, Southern/Soul, Breakfast/Brunch
- [UT] Victor's 1959 Cafe — $$ 92% Cuban, Caribbean
- [DT] Zelo — $$$ 90% Italian – Whitney and Eric have wonderful date nights here
Visitor Sites
- minneapolis.org
- City of Minneapolis
- The Official Visitors Guide to the Twin Cities
- Explore Minnesota
- Go Minneapolis Exclusive Experiences and Savings
- Twin Cities Daily Planet: Calendar
- City Pages: Local weekly rag / calendar
- Vita.mn: Local weekly rag / calendar
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