Travel Eye on Minneapolis & St Paul (Minnesota, USA)

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Overview:

Often referred to as the twin cities (Minneapolis & St Paul) due to their proximity (less than a dozen miles apart) along the Mississippi River. The Twin Cities are pure heartland USA - industrious, prosperous, and heavily into sports, shopping and the great outdoors. Minneapolis was first settled by emigrants from New England in 1847, who were soon joined by waves of Scandinavians and Germans. Today the city is home to the University of Minnesota, the famous Guthrie Theater, and miles and miles of a climate-controlled skyway system that enables residents and visitors to do everything from park and shop to work and dine without stepping outdoors in the often-harsh winters.

Locality:

Minnesota's twin cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) are situated in the state of Minnesota which lie on either side of the Mississippi River. Both cities are hubs for riverboat traffic all the way up from New Orleans.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

Minneapolis is the proud home of the Metro Dome and a sprawling city-center whose glass and steel skyscrapers seem to reach for the future. The city also boasts the world-famous Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Guthrie Theater, birthplace of the American Regional professional theater movement. In addition to the Mississippi, the area has numerous bodies of water - Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet and the Lake of Isles provide plenty of outdoor recreation in the warm and ice-fishing months. The area is also a golfer's paradise, with over 100 public courses within a 45 minutes drive of downtown. For shoppers, the colossal Mall of America offers over 500 stores, plus an amusement park, an aquarium and other attractions. The area is also a hotbed for new music, having produced Prince and alternative legends, The Replacements.