Playing Tourist at Home

[windelina]

Okay, I'm a transplant to Minneapolis. I've been here over 10 years. But there's alot of things - basic things - that I've never seen or done here in the Twin Cities.

So, tell me: what do you recommend to your out-of-town friends? Things to see. Places to eat.

Comments

[toadnae.livejournal.com]

1) Art Institute
2) Fort Snelling
3) Downtown Minneapolis -- skyways especially if they're from warmer climes
4) Plays at the Guthrie
5) The Walker (especially the sculpture garden)
6) The U's new art museum (can't remember the name of it, pretty building, though)
7) The Swedish Museum
8) The James J Hill Museum

[433.livejournal.com]

Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bakken Museum
Stone Arch Bridge
Nicollet and Hennepin Islands
Foshay Tower observation deck
Minneapolis City Hall - Main lobby and City Council Chambers
Minnehaha Falls
Hennepin History Museum
Drunken sledding at the Columbia Park Golf Course
Stinson Blvd.
"Eat Street"
Midtown Greenway

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

Restaurants

Brit's Pub
the Modern Café
the Pickled Parrot (the one I used to suggest is gone, now)
Chutney's (in New Brighton; it went away, too...)
the House of Wong
Camdi
Kristos (in downtown St. Paul)

the Arts

the Sculpture Garden
the Como Park Conservatory, Zoo, and Japanese Garden
the Brave New Workshop
the Science Museum of Minnesota
the Minneapolis Museum of Art

How's that?

Yours,
Sylvan (Dave)

[careswen.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this question and saving me the trouble! mmerriam and I are going to celebrate the 5th anniversary of our arrival to the Twin Cities with a TC Tourist Vacation. Glad we're not the only ones who are overdue.

[purplesquirrel.livejournal.com]

I'm a transplant too, and just yesterday I was asked this very question by someone from Iowa.

My suggestions:
Franconia Sculpture Park
First Ave
A walk along Summit Ave
Balls at the Southern Theater
The AQ
live theater at the Red Eye, especially 15 Head productions
movies & music in the park (Loring, Stevens Square, Parque Castillo)
dancing at Tapestry
Improv-a-Go-Go
Walker Art Center
the State Fair
Winter Carnival parade


Food:
India Palace
Everest on Grand
The Black Sea
Mickey's Dining Car
El Burrito Mercado
Red's Savoy pizza
Udupi Cafe

[revdj.livejournal.com]

Breakfast at the Copper Dome in St. Paul.

And they should NOT miss this variety show - Look Ma, No... oh shit, never mind.

[faeryguinevere.livejournal.com]

Things to see:
Minneapolis Farmer's Market
Various lakes (Calhoun, Isles, etc.)


More food:
Matt's Bar
Chatterbox Cafe
Crema Cafe (Ice Cream)
Molly Quinn's

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

Carbone's Pizza (Randolph and Davern in St. Paul)
The Russian Tea House on University just E of Fairview (limited hours)
The Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul
Hidden Falls