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In the eastern area of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the St. Croix River Valley in the state of Minnesota, is a very beautiful and has an atmosphere of a place far from civilization, even that only half an hour from downtown Saint Paul.
The river itself is wonderful with rocks surrounded by pine trees on the north side and a wide waters on the south side, before joining the Mississippi River.
This river is home to several different state parks and nature centers as Wild River State Park is located at 29 kilometers from the St. Croix River, so it is a narrow park that has a shape that resembles a letter “s “.
This place attracts tourists who enjoy camping, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, skiing and hiking on snow.
Lots to see finally in Twin Cities. I recommend:
- The entrance to the Minneapolis Interstate 35, a great view of Downtown (Downtown) and its buildings .
- Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis: a lake surrounded by houses, very chic, great place to walk in summer , and skating in winter
- The Mall of America: the biggest mall in the United States, a temple of consumption. Four floors of shops and a fair midst
- The banks of the Mississippi in St. Paul, romantic day and night .
- The Cathedral of St. Paul, and his view of the city .
- The “ethnic” restaurants of two cities: Ethiopian, Korean, Thai, Polish, Italian … Lots of good things to eat! Also try the local beers.
- The University of Minnesota (U of M): 2 campuses, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and beautiful buildings to visit. Also a very well-stocked library at the Student Center Campus Minneapolis Walker .
- The Museum of Modern Art, Minneapolis. In addition to the museum itself, whose building is interesting, greenhouses and a sculpture garden .
- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts: a huge museum with some modern art, part art and part first classical painting .. .
If you can not decide, a guide will suggest the most important documents to see. The part is very interesting impressionistic.
- Part dowtown of 2 cities: Minneapolis, the buildings are impressive, in St Paul, look for the sculpture of Peanuts, Charles Schulz, creator of Snoopy, being from the city. Other celebrities in the Twin Cities: Prince Francis Scott Fitzgerald, The Coen brothers, or McGiver …
- The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, designed by architect Jean Nouvel, also creator of the Museum of Primitive Art (Quai Branly) in Paris . Enter it! Some rooms with dim lights blue and yellow will give you a superb view over the river and the city. Next to the old mill. Nice cafe inside. In conclusion: Lots of things to see / do / eat in Twin Cities. Enjoy!
Built in 1910, the Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Originally called Sam S. Shubert Theater, was one of four memorial theaters erected by the moguls of the entertainment industry and JJ Lee Shubert, after the death of his brother Sam.
Would be a very elegant building in the style of famous theater Maxine Elliot in New York, with the typical style of a time of great entertainment entrepreneurs such as JP Morgan or Andrew Carnegie, and James J. Hill of Minnesota, when they built the Shubert Theatre, he was 72 and lived in a mansion in Summit Avenue, a street lined with mansions reminiscent of Victorian and Georgian.
At that time the entertainment industry was booming and the company was concerned about problems such as natural resource protection, education and corruption in journalism. Therefore, the work that opened the Shubert Theatre was “The Fourth Estate” by Joseph Medill Patterson and Harriet Ford about a journalist who works for a metropolitan newspaper.
The theater had a sophisticated design and luxurious facilities, and was characterized as the most beautiful of all the Northwest. Constructed in steel and concrete, with its facade of sandstone and 16 dressing rooms, the theater could go up or down two meters, had an integrated cleaning system vacuum, and about 2,000 electric bulbs.
Its architecture was ideal for popular productions such as vaudeville, where he presented the brightest stars of the genre. But almost a century in their history suffered several transformations, was theater, renamed in 1981 Garrison Keillor brought his famous radio show “A Prairie Home Companion.” Keillor was a great writer and led a call to rename the theater and give it to F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest American writers, author of The Great Gatsby, who was born in St. Paul and lived a few blocks from the theater.
Currently, the theater maintains its commitment to art and entertainment, making excellent presentations, working in conjunction with Minnesota Public Radio and contributing to cultural and literary development of the community.
The great director Robert Altman filmed the movie “Prairie Home Companion,” written by Garrison Keillor, almost all within the Fitzgerald Theater and starring actors and actresses like Meryl Streep, which tells the story of the last broadcast of a radio variety program The story of a bittersweet goodbye, with lots of music, drama and romance.
In the eastern area of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the St. Croix River Valley in the state of Minnesota, is a very beautiful and has an atmosphere of a place away from civilization, although it is only half an hour from downtown Saint Paul. The river itself is wonderful with rocks surrounded by pine trees on the north side and a wide waters on the south side, before joining the Mississippi River.
This river is home to several different state parks and nature centers as the Wild River State Park is located in 29 kilometers from the St. Croix River, so it is a narrow park that has a shape that resembles a letter “s . This place attracts tourists who enjoy camping, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, skiing and hiking on snow.
Wild River Park also provides great opportunities for tourists camping in groups semimoderno, equestrian, canoeing and backpackers. So those who want a little more modern facilities can book the guest house has a living room or living room, dining room, a kitchen and a fireplace. In addition there are also six camping cabins with beds, benches and tables.
Visitor centers on the trails are excellent places to relax and take a break after a walk, doing some hiking or skiing through the trees. Visitor centers also have exhibits and environmental education programs that are open and functioning throughout the year.
This park has more than thirty-five miles of hiking trails, over four miles of trails for biking, more than four miles of trails for people with physical disabilities and twenty miles of trails for horseback riding are open between May and October. During the summer, there you can rent canoes, and in winter skis, snowshoes and ski packages for adults and children.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, a free attraction with the famous sculpture called “Bridge of Bucket with Cherry” by Claes Oldenburg. Within walking distance is the Walker Art Museum, with programs and exhibitions of contemporary art, visual and interpretative.
Uptown: This is the quintessential dining area. If weather permits, you may eat in any outdoor terrace. This area has many dining options and is not far from …
Chain of lakes, four lakes that are great for outdoor fun. There is a bike track around the lakes and always full of cyclists and people skating or running. You can rent canoes and kayaks. In Scenario Covered Lake Harriet always has some kind of live musical entertainment.
St.Paul Reaching across the river, we see two large buildings with domes round. The white and gold dome belongs to the Minnesota State Capitol and the other, situated on a hill, is the Catholic Cathedral of St. Paul. There are guided tours of the Cathedral from Monday to Friday at 13 pm, are free.
The two largest cities in the state of Minneapolis is Minneapolis and St. Paul. Boards are known as the Twin Cities, and in the area are called simply “The cities”. The Mississippi River divides the two cities, each has a different style.
Minneapolis, is a modern metropolis and St. Paul, with its historic atmosphere, is more old-fashioned. Both share some things, like sports teams. The football team The Vikings, Timberwolves basketball team and the Twins baseball team played in Minneapolis, while the Wild hockey team plays in St. Paul.
The Twin Cities are famous for their gigantic Mall of America, with over 520 shops, four major stores: Macys, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Sears, and a lot of options for fun: the universe of Nickelodeon and an indoor amusement park in the center of the mall. Downstairs is the Underwater Adventures Aquarium. You’ll also find a cinema, a miniature golf course with 18 holes and a Maze of Mirrors. This mall is located in the suburb of Bloomington.
So you see, the “Twin Cities” portrait painted for us a typical American. You’ll find everything you expect to see: very “American style”