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Great Escape
A look at the most popular U.S. and worldwide
tourist destinations. -- July 9, 2007
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An aerial flight over Minneapolis would show gleaming
skyscrapers set amidst glittering lakes. This City of Lakes should be a
must-see on your list of tourist destinations. Minneapolis truly has something
to offer everyone. Shopping, art, theater, museums, nature, fine dining,
historical attractions, luxurious accommodations and night clubs galore; you cannot
go wrong by booking a vacation in Minneapolis. If you head to The Quest
for dinner, you may get to spot the owner, Minneapolis native son Prince; yes,
the singer. See, there's no need to head to California for celeb sightings.
It's all waiting for you in beautiful Minneapolis.
Median income -- $37,974
Median house value -- $113,500
For more information visit www.minneapolis.org
or call 1-800-620-1958.
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| The Top 9 Attractions
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| Minneapolis Sculpture Garden 612-375-7622
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is one of
the largest of its kind and includes more than 40 works of art, including
the famed Spoonbridge & Cherry. |
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| Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
612-625-9494
The Museum lives in a stainless steel
building and features early American 20th century works by Georgia
O'Keefe, Alfred Maurer and Marsden Hartley. |
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| Stone Arch Bridge 612-627-5433
Stroll along the Stone Arch Bridge, the
only of its kind to span the Mississippi River, to enjoy St. Anthony
Falls. As part of the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail, this pedestrian
crossing is the oldest mainline railroad bridge in the Northwest. |
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| Mall of America
The most famous and largest mall in
the country houses an astonishing 520 stores, an entire level of bars and
restaurants, a 1.2 million gallon walk-through aquarium and an
amusement park. Just so you know -- there's no sales tax on clothing in
Minnesota. |
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| Skyways
The future is here -- almost. One floor
above the ground, a 7-mile skyway system links most of downtown
Minneapolis together (in climate-controlled bliss) by enclosed walkways. |
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| Museum of Questionable Medical
Devices 612-379-4046
Considered to be the center of fraud,
deceit, chicanery and deception, this is the world's largest display of
weird medical devices. |
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| Foshay Tower 612-359-3030
The first skyscraper to be built west of
the Mississippi and Minneapolis' tallest building (until 1971), the Foshay
Tower was intended to be a tribute to the Washington Monument. |
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| Chain of Lakes 612-230-6400
The Chain of Lakes byway district is 13.3
miles long connecting Cedar Lake, Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles.
Nearby is a Bird Sanctuary, Rose Gardens and Peace Gardens. |
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| Minneapolis Institute of Arts
612-870-3131
There is 4,000 years of world history in
this building and over 80,000 works of sculpture, photography, paintings,
drawings and prints. |
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