Its time to eat a Juicy Lucy and avoid the Mall of America!
You gave us your best Twin Cities travel tips in theoriginal comment thread, and here are the highlights.
SaborDeSoledad
The stereotypical Minnesotan accents do exist, but mostly further north, dontcha know.
Were very good at making sure you dont notice the moment at which it evaporates, too.
What to eat
Get a damn Juicy Lucy while youre here.
Go to Matts Bar in South Minneapolis.
Its the best Lucy.
The other restaurants boasting them are better restaurants with inferior Lucies.
dansplainer
Have breakfast at Hells Kitchen.
Especially if its Sunday, where they have a jazz combo playing for brunch.
JubiTheGreat
Bakeries/Ice Cream:A Bakers Wife,Izzys Ice Cream,Wuollet,Salty Tart.
Coffee:Spyhouse,Dogwood,Kopplins Coffee,Quixotic.
Bea Arthurs Side Eye
The Butcher & The Boar might be the best restaurant in the Twin Cities.
Rory B. Bellows
Breakfast and a game of bowling atBryant-Lake Bowl.
Really great breakfast in an old fully operational bowling alley.
Most notable of these would be Insight Brewery, Dangerous Man, Sociable Ciderworks, Indeed Brewing, 612 … Winston Smith
Surly is an excellent brewery and their beer hall/restaurant is excellent.
vitreousArn
MSP is completely underrated as a beer destination.
Crazy selection and a really cool historic location.
Batphreak
What to see
Lets get the first thing out of the way.
The Mall of America is just a mall.
Theres nothing special about it other than having a lot more walking area than other malls.
Its often over crowded and parking can be a nightmare.
I strongly recommend tooling about the Minneapolis chain of lakes.
AtomicSnowman again
If you come in the Winter, accept what youve done.
Its cold, it snows, deal with it.
Dress appropriately (with gloves) and youll be fine.
Between parks, historical sites and theater, you will not be bored.
Also, some really good restaurants.
JubiTheGreat
The Minneapolis Art Institute was definitely a highlight.
It was free admission with a $10 recommended donation, and they have a lot of great artwork.
They also offer regular tours, which provide really interesting background and context on some of their masterpieces.
Our guide was super friendly and knowledgeable.
Haack
Getting around
Unfortunately, our public transit kinda sucks.
Plan to rent a car if you’re able to.
Use the 28th Ave station (couple blocks away) instead.
This, from a daily light rail rider.
(Think of it as a Human Habitrail).
HaroldG
Getting out of town
For getting away, you dont have to go far.
A few miles west of Minneapolis is Lake Minnetonka.
tamoriel
I recommend Excelsior, MN.
Winston Smith
The awful security lines at MSP cannot be understated.
The security line will often be 60-90 minutes.
Other times usually not quite so bad.
Daywalker
Thats it for this week!
Leave your own tips below and read morein the full comment thread.
Dont forget to come back Monday for the next installment with your regular tour guide Nick Douglas.
