More About Minneapolis
Minneapolis a city in southeastern Minnesota is the largest city in Minnesota and one of the largest cities in the upper Midwest, and, with city of Saint Paul being adjacent to the east, dominates the economic and cultural life of this extensive region. Minneapolis and Saint Paul are known as Twin Cities.
Minneapolis is the center of one of the richest agricultural areas of the United States and is a regional hub of transportation, commerce, and finance. Leading industries include medical-instrument manufacturing; medical research; processing of food and dairy products; printing and publishing; and the manufacture of machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, metal and paper products, precision instruments, and transport machinery.
Call in at the jazzy Art Deco lobby of the City Hall and Courthouse, Fourth and Wabasha, to see Swedish sculptor Carl Milles' revolving 36ft Vision of Peace, carved in the 1930s from white Mexican onyx. The castle-like Landmark Center and the glittering Ordway Music Theatre both overlook Rice Park, probably the prettiest little square in either city. Town Square Park is a lush, multilevel indoor garden in a shopping complex. The gorgeous granite and limestone Minnesota History Center, with its extensive research facilities and some inventive exhibits for the more casual visitor, is the best place to grasp the state's story. An immense steel iguana is the doorkeeper at the exciting hands-on Science Museum of Minnesota, which also has a domed Omni theater. Or check out the Minnesota Children's Museum, where even big kids will be diverted by the five interactive galleries. Suvana Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Shuttle Van may also be booked for your sightseeing requirements.
A well-preserved five-mile Victorian boulevard, Summit Avenue, leads away from downtown. F. Scott Fitzgerald, born close by, finished his first success. He disparaged the avenue as a "museum of American architectural failures." Territorial governor Alexander Ramsey's house in the fashionable Irvine Park district remains a showcase of Victorian high style. Another good bet is the venerable and picturesque Como Park Zoo and Conservatory , reached by taking I-94 to the Lexington Ave exit, then continuing north on Lexington for about three miles. Farther a field, in suburban Apple Valley, off Hwy-775, is the spacious, highly regarded Minnesota Zoo. The animals reside in reconstructions of their natural habitats; the Komodo dragon exhibit, Imitation IMAX Theater and new Discovery Bay aquatic center are outstanding.
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