Hotel Brands, Pt 6: Radisson

The Radisson Hotels chain first began in 1907, when Edna Dickerson came to Minneapolis from Chicago to collect a substantial inheritance. … More

Former Minneapolis Drive-in Theaters: 65-Hi, 100 Twin, and Hilltop

The first drive-in theatre in the U.S. was built in 1933 in Camden, New Jersey, while the first in Minnesota … More

Former Minneapolis Art House Cinemas, Part 3: Suburban World

Former Art House cinemas in Minneapolis included: Suburban World – this theater originally opened in 1928 as the Granada Theater … More

Former Minneapolis Art House Cinemas, Part 2: Uptown, Varsity, and Pillsbury Auditorium

Former Art House cinemas in Minneapolis included: Uptown Theater – sadly, after 43 years, this historic Landmark cinema in the … More

Former Minneapolis Art House Cinemas, Part 1: Edina, Oak Street, and Bell Auditorium

Former Art House cinemas in Minneapolis included: Edina Cinema – this Landmark Theater four-plex closed after decades operating in the … More

Current Minneapolis Art House Cinemas, Part 3: St. Anthony Main Theatre

Although Minneapolis used to have many more Art House cinemas in the past, having declined in recent decades like many … More

Current Minneapolis Art House Cinemas, Part 2: Lagoon, Parkway, and Riverview

Although Minneapolis used to have many more Art House cinemas in the past, having declined in recent decades like many … More

Current Minneapolis Art House Cinemas, Part 1: Heights Theatre

Although Minneapolis used to have many more Art House cinemas in the past, having declined in recent decades like many … More

Minnesota Valley Nat’l Wildlife Refuge

The 14,000-acre Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, located just south of Minneapolis, is one of 14 Regional Priority Urban Wildlife Refuges in … More

Lumber Exchange Building

Dating to 1885, the Lumber Exchange Building was the first “skyscraper” built in Minneapolis and the oldest building outside of New York City with 12 or more … More

Minneapolis City Hall

Minneapolis City Hall, which together with the adjoining Hennepin County Courthouse, was designed in 1888 by the architectural firm of Long … More

Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory, located adjacent to Historic Fort Snelling and the Minneapolis–Saint … More

Dean Lakes Trail

The Dean Lakes Trail is a scenic trail in Shakopee, Minnesota that contains a series of boardwalks and paved trails … More

Lighthouse Minneapolis

The current Lighthouse Minneapolis site, located just a few blocks from the Northrup King Building in NE Minneapolis, dates back … More

AT&T Tower (Minneapolis)

The iconic AT&T Tower, with its distinctive outward canted windows at its apex. was completed in 1991 as the 3rd … More

The Landing

The Landing (formerly Historic Murphy’s Landing), now part of the Minnesota River Heritage Park in Shakopee, is a living history … More

Northern Brewer

First started in 1993, Northern Brewer is currently the largest homebrewing supply company in the United States, due in large … More

Twin Cities Premium Outlets

Twin Cities Premium Outlets, only a 10-minute drive from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Int’l Airport in the southern suburb of Eagan, … More

Mount Olivet Lutheran Chapel

With its old-world beauty and historic charm, Mount Olivet Lutheran Chapel is one of the oldest buildings in Plymouth, Minnesota, … More

Minnehaha Falls

Minnehaha Falls is located within the Minnehaha Regional Park, near the confluence of Minnehaha Creek and the Mississippi River, by Historic Fort Snelling. The … More

NE Arts Buildings, Part 3: California Bldg

First built in 1921, the 6-story California Building, designed in the Chicago School architectural style, was one of the first … More

Lake Nokomis

Located west of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Hiawatha in Minneapolis, Lake Nokomis (previously named Lake Amelia between 1819 and 1910) was … More

Lake Hiawatha

When first purchased by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in 1922 for $550,000,, Lake Hiawatha, named for the hero of Henry … More

Lake Phalen

Lake Phalen is a large urban lake located in the Saint Paul suburb of Maplewood and the centerpiece of the 494-acre Phalen Regional Park. The lake … More

Capella Tower

First opened in downtown Minneapolis in 1992 as First Bank Place, the new headquarters for First Bank System, and later renamed … More

Riverside Plaza

Minneapolis’s Riverside Plaza is a modern brutalist apartment complex that opened in Minneapolis in 1973. It was designed by Ralph Rapson, who also designed the city’s original Guthrie … More

Top 10 LIBRARIES

The term “library” in English is based on the Latin liber for book or document, with other modern languages (such as French … More

Minneapolis Post Office

The Minneapolis Post Office, centrally located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, from the Hennepin Avenue Bridge to the Third Avenue Bridge, was … More