Travel Reference
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The Mississippi River flows northeast of downtown. Despite the name, Uptown is actu-
ally southwest of downtown, with Hennepin Ave as its main axis. Minneapolis' twin city,
St Paul, is 10 miles east.
Most attractions are closed Monday; many stay open late on Thursday.
Downtown & Loring Park
Nicollet Mall STREET
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Nicollet Mall is the pedestrian-friendly portion of Nicollet Ave in the heart of downtown,
and is dense with stores, bars and restaurants. It's perhaps most famous as the spot where
Mary Tyler Moore of '70s TV fame threw her hat into the air during the show's opening
sequence. A cheesy MTM statue (7th St S & Nicollet Mall) depicts our girl doing just that. A
farmers market ( www.mplsfarmersmarket.com ;
6am-6pm) takes over the mall on
Thursdays from May to November.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden GARDENS
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(726 Vineland Pl; 6am-midnight) The 11-acre garden, studded with contemporary
works such as the oft-photographed Spoonbridge & Cherry by Claes Oldenburg, sits be-
side the Walker Art Center. The Cowles Conservatory, abloom with exotic hothouse
flowers, is also on the grounds. The garden connects to attractive Loring Park by a sculp-
tural pedestrian bridge over I-94.
Walker Art Center MUSEUM
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( 612-375-7622; www.walkerart.org ; 725 Vineland Pl; adult/child $12/free, Thu evening & 1st Sat
of month admission free; 11am-5pm Tue, Wed & Fri-Sun, to 9pm Thu) The first-class center
has a strong permanent collection of 20th-century art and photography, including big-
name US painters and great US pop art.
Riverfront District
At the north edge of downtown at the foot of Portland Ave is the St Anthony Falls Herit-
age Trail , a recommended 2-mile path that provides both interesting history (placards dot
 
 
 
 
 
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