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The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is located on Vineland Place, across from the Walker Art Center. The 11-acre garden is a joint project of the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) and the Walker Art Center.
The largest urban sculpture garden in the country, there more then 40 works on permanent view, in addition to temporary installations that keep the Garden experience continually fresh.
It offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy important works of art by leading American and international artists in a setting of plazas, walkways, and plantings.
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.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden – Art with views of Loring Park
This park of 45,000 square meters is one of the largest in the country. It is part of the Walker Art Center, Loring Park, and is famous for the sculpture ‘Spoonbridge and Cherry “by Claes Oldenburg. The winter garden of the park is a favorite with the ‘Standing Glass Fish’ by Frank Gehry.
Minnesota Zoo – Zoo U.S.
2,400 animals from around the world live in the Minnesota Zoo, south of Minneapolis, in Apple Valley. In addition to favorites such as camels, kangaroos and big cats, the zoo is famous for its large collection of North American species.
Minnehaha Park
This park of 78 hectares near Uptown is one of the oldest and most popular of Minneapolis. His eponymous Minnehaha Falls is a waterfall with a drop of 16 meters, and the origin of the name of Minneapolis. The park overlooks the Mississippi River. You can walk and ride my bike all year round, and summer picnics here.
Lake Calhoun – Lake north of the city
Lake Calhoun is one of the 22 lakes that are within the limits of the city of Minneapolis. Its location in Uptown makes it especially comfortable. Enjoy the beaches, boat rental, fishing facilities and for summer picnics, trails for running and cycling, sports fields and magnificent views of the city throughout the year.
Minneapolis Queen – sail through the Mississippi
The Minneapolis Queen, with capacity for 125 passengers, is at the Riverfront District. Cross the Mississippi and offers views of the skyline, St. Anthony Locks, while it illustrates the story. The steam wheel gives you the chance to see the city, dinner and cruise group, but must remember that book.
In Two Harbors, Minnesota State still alert from its 130 feet above a rocky cliff on Lake Superior, Split Rock Lighthouse robust, built in 1910, was the hope of a safe haven for sailors for nearly sixty years.
Until 1924 was only accessible by water and required an elaborate system for its construction, whose vestiges are still visible today. For this historic lighthouse and Visitors Center Provincial Park, together begin to descend the 171 steps that lead us to the beach.
Split Rock Lighthouse Park is located on the north shore of Lake Superior and offers many recreational opportunities in addition to the visit to the historic lighthouse, hiking, trout and salmon fishing and beach games and among the rocks.
The wildlife includes a large variety of birds, including peregrine falcons occupies a privileged place, can be spotted from special places, like mammals and white-tailed deer, elk, black bears, raccoons, beavers, hares, foxes and cats big and small.
The lighthouse was built after a serious wreck in 1905 and soon became one of the best known of Minnesota. It has now been restored to its original appearance. Doing a bit of history, from 1899 to 1906, worked there a logging company that even had a small railway to the river and you can still see the old pier pilings.
In 1905 a storm punished the coast and five ships were trapped at the Split Rock River, the tragic shipwreck was the need for the construction of a lighthouse to warn about the treacherous, rocky north coast. In 1976, the Minnesota Historical Society took over the lighthouse which is one of the most photographed of the United States.
Since we’re in Two Harbors, take advantage to learn a little town. It is a quiet and fun, ideal for families, blending history and modernity.
Other places to visit in Two Harbors are the railway linking the two ports, the Museum Dwan or 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing), the company founded in Two Harbors that illustrates the history and growth of the company, Edna G ., a steam tug operating in the Great Lakes.
Things to do: Fishing, easily accessible on the Lake Superior ice skating at the Arena indoor or outdoor floodlit, golf at one of the most beautiful courses in the north coast, safaris and excursions photographic or pick up rocks to collect.
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.