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Get to Know the Most Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul
Grab your walking shoes and become an urban adventurer. Holly Day and Sherman Wick guide you through 35 unique walking tours in this comprehensive guidebook. Explore the urban epicenter of the Upper Midwest, from the heart of downtown Minneapolis to Minnehaha Falls, from St. Paul’s Hidden Falls Park to historic Irvine Park—and hundreds of points of interest in between. Stroll along Lakes Calhoun and Harriet, Nicollet Avenue’s Eat Street, and the revitalized Mill District. Go beyond the obvious with tours that showcase world-class museums and theaters, the area’s extensive greenbelt, and even eight miles of climate-controlled skyways to avoid winter’s chill.
Each self-guided tour includes full-color photographs, a map, and need-to-know details like distance, difficulty, points of interest, and more. You’ll soak up history, backstories, architectural trivia, and fun facts to share with others while on your way to the best cafes, bars, and nightlife in Minnesota. So find a route that appeals to you, and walk the Twin Cities!
Holly Day’s writing has appeared in more than 3,500 publications internationally, including Computer Music Journal, ROCKRGRL, Music Alive!, Guitar One, Brutarian Magazine, Interface Technology, and Mixdown Magazine. Over the past couple of decades, she has received an Isaac Asimov Award, a National Magazine Award, and two Midwest Writer’s Grants for her work. Her books include The Insider’s Guide to the Twin Cities and Music Theory for Dummies.
Sherman Wick is a native of the Twin Cities. Since receiving a history degree at the University of Minnesota, he has worked as a freelance writer and photographer, focusing on music, film, and Minnesota’s rich cultural and historical offerings.
Holly and Sherman started writing their first book together, The Insider’s Guide to the Twin Cities, one week after marrying and have since written Nordeast Minneapolis: A History, A Brief History of Stillwater Minnesota and the forthcoming History Lovers’ Guide to Minneapolis. They live near downtown Minneapolis with their daughter, Astrid.
Acknowledgments
Overview Map
Authors’ Note
Introduction
Walking Tours
- Uptown
- Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska
- Lake Harriet
- Nicollet Avenue’s Eat Street
- Whittier
- Phillips and Elliot Park
- Loring Park and the Walker Art Center
- Cedar-Riverside
- Minneapolis Downtown and Theater District
- Downtown/Washington Avenue
- Warehouse District/North Loop
- Bridge Square, the Gateway, Boom Island, Nicollet Island, and the North Loop
- Historic Mill District
- East Hennepin/Marcy-Holmes
- Dinkytown
- North Mississippi Regional Park and Webber Park
- U of M
- Nordeast Minneapolis
- Northeast Breweries Tour and Central Avenue Business District
- Prospect Park’s Tower Hill Park and Water Tower
- Minneapolis’s Lake Street
- Minnehaha Parkway/48th and Chicago
- Minnehaha Falls
- Highland Park and Hidden Falls Regional Park
- West Seventh Street
- High Bridge and Cherokee Regional Park
- Cathedral, Ramsey, and Summit Hills
- Minnesota State Capitol
- Como Park
- Irvine Park and West Seventh Street
- Downtown St. Paul
- West Side
- Swede Hollow/Dayton’s Bluff
- Indian Mounds Regional Park/Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
- Payne-Phalen
Appendix: Walks by Theme
Index
About the Authors