Hello again, Today I visited the Walker Art Center, located at 1750 Hennepin Ave (map), just southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Unlike the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, whose collection features works of art hundreds to thousands of years old, the Walker Art Center showcases contemporary art. I guess it’s only fitting [...]
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Bits & Pieces Come Together… The Walker Art Center
October 5, 2008Travel the World for Free at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
October 2, 2008Grab your brushes and palette! Put on your smock and beret! We’re off to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts! Minneapolis and St. Paul have a vibrant and thriving arts community that celebrates talented local artists as well as nationally and internationally reknowned artists. One of the largest organizations within the Twin Cities arts community is [...]
The Most Scenic Urban Marathon in America: The Twin Cities Marathon
October 1, 2008What do Boston, New York, the Twin Cities, and the Olympics have in common? That’s right, they all have marathons. And the 2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will be run this Sunday, October 5. Unlike those “other” marathons, the Twins Cities Marathon takes a uniquely scenic course (pdf) through downtown Minneapolis, the “Chain of Lakes” [...]
Farmers Markets in Minneapolis
September 26, 2008Hello again! Today’s post is going to give you 11, that’s right, 11 spots for the price of one … which incidentally is zero dollars. Anyway, I wanted to share some info about farmers markets in Minneapolis. There’s no easier, (or more delicious) way to show support for local farmers and [...]
The Metrodome: Minneapolis’ Metro Multitasker
September 24, 2008Onward we go… Our next stop is the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, located about three blocks straight southwest of the Guthrie Theater (map). This one-size-fits-all (though not very comfortably) arena is home to the Minnesota Twins baseball team (not for long), and two football teams: the Minnesota Vikings (possibly not for long) and University of [...]
Stop #4 The Guthrie Theater: Innovative, Exciting, Blue
September 20, 2008On we go… After an intense trek from the Mill City Museum south all the way across the street, we have arrived at the new Guthrie Theater (map). I have by no means seen every theater in the world, but I think it’s safe to say there isn’t another one anywhere that looks remotely like [...]
Stop #3: Mill City Museum – “The Most Explosive Museum in the World”
September 16, 2008The tour continues… As we reach the western end of the Stone Arch Bridge, we can see, atop the bluff to our left, a ruined building. The eastern and northern walls have almost entirely collapsed. We are looking at the ruins of the Wasburn Crosby A-Mill (later to become General Mills). And it is in [...]
Stop #2: The Most Romantic Spot in Minneapolis – Stone Arch Bridge
September 13, 2008Hello again, intrepid blog tourers! Today we stop at what has been dubbed, “The Most Romantic Spot in Minneapolis” – The Stone Arch Bridge. Stretching more than 2,000 feet across the Mississippi river in the heart of downtown Minneapolis (map), the bridge is truly a sight to see. [...]
