Discover the community
Retail and Dining
With hundreds of restaurants, you can find anything your heart desires to eat. A major restaurant hub, dubbed "Eat Street", is located on Nicollet Avenue between Lake Street and 22nd Street and there you'll find a variety of culinary flavors from all over the world. Click here for a list of the top 50 Restaurants in Minneapolis.
With tax-free clothing, there is no shortage of shopping options in Minneapolis. Although technically located in Bloomington, a southern suburb, shopping in Minneapolis is not complete without the Mall of America- the country's biggest mall. Check out Midtown Global Market for a variety of multi-cultural shopping and dining opportunities. Click here to read more about the different shopping districts.
Nature and Landmarks
Minneapolis offers a world-class parks system, with a 6,800 acre system that includes 180 parks. The park system contains golf courses, gardens, lakes, playgrounds, trails, dog parks and more. Minneapolis also ranks as one of the top biking cities in the country.
Perhaps one of the best known landmarks in Minneapolis the the iconic Cherry and Spoon, located in the sculptures gardens of the Walker Art Center. In downtown, you'll find two more landmarks; the Stone Arch Bridge and the Foshay tower (the first skyscraper built in Minnesota in 1929). Click here for more must-see landmarks.
Community, Events and Tourism
There are dozens of community events year round, from street festivals and art fairs to free concerts in the park and more. Click here to learn more about the events Minneapolis has to offer!
There are over 300 pieces of public art, ranging from murals to sculptures, scattered throughout Minneapolis.
Minneapolis has around 20 farmers markets of all sizes, some, like The Mill City Farmers Market, are open year round. The largest is The Minneapolis Farmers Market, and has been operating since 1876.
