Minneapolis Saint Paul Official Visitors Guide to the Twin Cities 2013 : Page 79
Special SponSored Section Fall See works of art inside a work of art at the Weisman Art Museum. Explore Minneapolis with your taste buds at Spoonriver, La Belle Vie, Fogo de Chao, Saffron and Red Stag Supperclub. —nationaL geograPhic (2011) METRO “Top 10 summer Destination in the World” Enjoy a Broadway Show at the Historic State or Orpheum Theatre. Take a trip back in time at Nye’s Polonaise Room, rated the best bar in the nation, and belt out a tune at the piano bar. lake Calhoun Get your football fix by watching a Gophers game at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday, then get professional and watch the Vikings at the Metrodome on Sunday Arrive early and stay late at Gasthof’s Oktoberfest festival every autumn. Take a day to see nearly 100,000 items on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Run around any of Minneapolis’ 22 lakes to train for the Twin Cities Marathon in October. Steal a kiss with your sweetheart on the Stone Arch Bridge. Take a backstage tour of the Tony Award-winning Guthrie Theater. Shop at one of the eclectic boutiques in Northeast Minneapolis for a little something new. Watch a classic movie—from the 40s or the 80s—at midnight on Saturdays at the Uptown Theatre. Rent a canoe and float on Lake of the Isles while enjoying the fall colors. Duck into the Chambers Hotel’s lobby and view the modern art collection. WiNter Have dinner at a window table at Café Lurcat on a winter night, overlooking Loring Park covered in snow and lit by the streetlights. During the holidays, watch the Holidazzle parades on Nicollet Mall while drinking hot chocolate. Warm up with the comfort rotisserie cooking at Brasa. Bundle up and go watch amateur and pro athletes compete in the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships in January on Lake Nokomis. SpriNg Known as the “Best of the Midwest,” check out the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. Enjoy outdoor baseball in the best sports venue in the nation: Target Field. Take a bike ride with a bunch of friends down the Mississippi along the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. one of the “101 Things sports Fans Must experience Before They Die.” —esPn Sample the house-made beer selection at Town Hall Brewery. Go ice-fishing on the frozen lakes. Cross-country ski at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. Enjoy a classic Christmas custom by taking in A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater. Witness the beauty and serenity of the season (without freezing outside!) at Macy’s Eighth Floor Holiday Display. Skate where the ice never melts—inside at the historic Depot in downtown Minneapolis. Visit the club that made Prince famous: First Avenue. Walk the skyways AND play golf at the Skyway Open. Careful, though; the IDS skyway breaks left. Release your inner rowdy college side at a Minnesota Gopher basketball or hockey game. Sip a drink in the Ice Bar at the Chambers Hotel—bring your mittens! Grab a bite at Hubert’s and then catch a Timberwolves game at the Target Center. Check out some of the best contemporary art in America at Walker Art Center. Take the walking path out of Boom Island, down to St. Anthony Main, and across the Stone Arch Bridge, follow-ing the Mississippi River back to Boom Island. Peruse the artists’ galleries and little shops at the Northrup King building in Minneapolis. Meet an artist and buy his or her work at Northeast Minneapolis’s Art-a-Whirl weekend. Hit the juice bar for OatsCreme at the Wedge— the highest grossing food co-op in the country. Catch a glimpse of blooming talent at the Children’s Theatre Company, the Tony Award-winning theater for youth. Canoe down Minnehaha Creek, then view the fabulous Minnehaha Falls. Fish for walleye at Lake Nokomis and muskie at Lake Calhoun. Learn and have fun while you’re at it—take a Magical History Tour on a Segway. Enjoy the food of the world at the Midtown Global Market. Picnic near the Spoonbridge and Cherry at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Be pampered for cheap at the Aveda Institute in Northeast Minneapolis. Hang around for the hysterical improv session after a performance at the Brave New Workshop. “THe Minneapolis landmark. Great family park, great art work!” —Larry, Virginia P hOtOS by tOdd buchanan Fly kites during the annual Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival. See some of the most progressive and trend-setting shows at the Minneapolis Convention Center. City of lakes loppet Ski—or just watch—the breathtakingly beau-tiful Luminary Loppet each February. The course is lit by thousands of candle lights. For the entire list of things to do in Minneapolis, scan this QR code or go to www.minneapolis.org/150-things-to-do-in-minneapolis visit-twincities.com | 79
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