If Minnesota doesn’t come to mind when you think of a city-weekend escape, you must not be familiar with the City of Lakes. Minneapolis is an arts and culture hub that surprises most with its style and spirit—Bob Dylan, a Minnesotan himself, marveled at the ahead-of-the-times music scene he saw in the 1950s in Minneapolis and nearby St. Paul.
“The Twin Cities, they were rock and roll towns,” Dylan said. “I didn’t know that … The Twin Cities was surfing rockabilly, all of it cranked up to ten with a lot of reverb.”
That pleasant perplexity about Minneapolis is even more common now, as it emerges as a U.S. travel destination. The City of Lakes is having a moment thanks to its famed art, live music, an eclectic food scene, and the Super Bowl. Here are the top reasons to give into the Minneapolis travel trend.
11 Reasons to Visit Minneapolis:Beer
This Minnesota hub produces an eclectic array of craft beer, from sours to stouts—which means it has something for beer nerds and newbies alike. Choose from dozens of locally loved breweries, from downtown brewpubs like Day Block Brewing (try the pickle flights) to massive beer halls across the Mississippi River, like Surly Brewing, which is a favorite for food pairings.
Some of the biggest craft beer producers in the Twin Cities litter Northeast Minneapolis: Bauhaus Brew Labs, Fair State Brewing Cooperative, and Dangerous Man Brewing, for example. But you’ll also find plenty closer to downtown, like Lakes and Legends, Modist Brewing, and Fulton Brewery. And all of these options are just a small sampling of the smorgasbord of breweries this relatively small city has to offer.
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Perhaps the biggest advocate of Minneapolis travel was Prince, the late Minnesotan rock star. After growing up in the city’s jazz scene and filming Purple Rain at famed First Avenue nightclub in the 1980s, Prince carried a dedication to Minneapolis everywhere he went. You can visit his home and studios, Paisley Park, in nearby Chanhassen, or stop at some of his favorite spots in Minneapolis, like Electric Fetus record store and his childhood home in North Minneapolis. Odes to Prince and Bob Dylan punctuate the downtown art scene in Instagram-worthy street art like giant murals, and a stop at First Avenue’s Seventh Street Entry mural is a must for any music lover.
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The Twin Cities are a two-for-one destination if you’re up for it—there’s even more nature, beer, outdoor activities, and music to uncover in St. Paul, just a 20-minute drive to the east. Hike and bike the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, meander
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“Tomi, you said you came to parties here before. How?” someone in my tour group asked from the back of the recording studio. Its wood-paneled walls were strung with instruments and amplifier cables. Tomi, our tour guide, had just invited us to pick up a worn paddle to play table tennis at a ping-pong table—one that Prince, the late Minnesotan rock star, had played on many times before.
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