Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.nba.com/timberwolves
;
600 1st Ave N)
This is where the Timberwolves pro basketball
team plays.
Information
Fairview/University of Minnesota Medical Center
( 612-273-6402; 2450 Riverside Ave)
guides and bike-route info online.
Minneapolis Public Library
(
www.hclib.org
;
300 Nicollet Mall;
10am-8pm Tue & Thu,
10am-6pm Wed, Fri & Sat, noon-5pm Sun;
)
Mod facility with free internet and wi-fi (plus a
great used bookstore).
Getting There & Around
AIR
two cities to the south. It's the home of Delta Airlines, which operates several direct
flights to/from Europe.
The Blue Line light-rail service (regular/rush-hour fare $1.75/2.25, 25 minutes) is the
cheapest way into Minneapolis. Bus 54 (regular/rush-hour fare $1.75/2.25, 25 minutes)
goes to St Paul. Taxis cost around $45.
BICYCLE
Minneapolis hovers near the top of rankings for best bike city in the US. The bicycle-
serve kiosks around the Twin Cities. Users pay a subscription (per day/year $6/65) online
or at the kiosk, plus a small fee per half-hour of use (with the first half-hour free). Bikes
can be returned to any kiosk. Traditional rentals work better if you're riding for recre-
ation versus transportation purposes. See the
Minneapolis Bicycle Program
(
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles
)
for rental shops and trail maps.
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