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During your Minneapolis vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Historic Fort Snelling
This living history museum commemorates the establishment of a fort here in the wilderness in 1819 by Col. Josiah Snelling and his troops, who opened the area for homesteaders. Costumed guides are the focus of a living history reenactment during the summer months, re-creating the activities of everyday army life during the 1820s. Allow 1 to 2 hours.
Walker Art Center/Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Shut for a year due to expansion work, the Walker Art Center will reopen in early 2005 with nearly twice its original space for exhibiting edgy, contemporary art: paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and multimedia installations. The renovation will add a new restaurant, cafe, and gift shop. Across Vineland Place is the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the largest urban sculpture garden in the country. A variety of 20th-century sculpture shares space with horticultural plantings, including the famous "Spoonbridge and Cherry." Allow 2 hours for both.
Minnesota State Capitol
Built in 1905 on a hill overlooking downtown St. Paul, the capitol is crowned by the world's largest unsupported marble dome (modeled after the one Michelangelo created for St. Peter's Basilica in Rome). The interior is equally impressive, with its marble stairways, chambers, and halls, and its oil paintings. Allow 1 hour.
Crowne Plaza Hotel MINNEAPOLIS-DWTN (NORTHSTAR)
The Minneapolis Crowne Plaza Hotel located in the heart of the downtown Minneapolis business and retail district and connected to the Skyway system for easy access to shopping, dining, sports, entertainment and any other downtown Minneapolis event. Deluxe guestrooms include 2 phones with data-port and voice-mail, wireless high speed Internet access for a fee, On-Demand movies, iron/ironing board, coffee/coffeemaker and USA Today paper delivered daily. Our Cafe Northstar restaurant serves ...
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MINNEAPOLIS (GOLDEN VALLEY)
Completely renovated 2007. Free high speed and wireless Internet. Evening reception M-Th.You have found your home away from home! The Holiday Inn Express Golden Valley is located conveniently 3 miles west of Downtown Minneapolis. Included with your newly renovated room, is a deluxe continental breakfast, USA Today Newspaper, Free High Speed and Wireless Internet Even Welcome Reception M - Th and Movie Night Fri and Sat. In you new home you will also find a business center, pool and whirlpool, ...
Doubletree Guest Suites' Minneapolis
When traveling to Minneapolis, Doubletree Guests Suites offer the ideal setting for both business and pleasure. We're conveniently located one block off Nicollet Mall in the heart of the downtown Minneapolis shopping and theater district. Within a few short blocks are the Orpheum, State and Gutherie Theaters, Target Center, and Walker Art Center and the Metrodome. Dozens of nightclubs and restaurants are within walking distance. World class entertainment and dining pleasures abound. ...
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