Minneapolis and St. Paul, known as the Twin Cities, offer various tourist attractions for all interests. The Mall of America, Fitzgerald Theater, and Walker Art Center are noteworthy. The Mall of America has over 520 stores, an indoor theme park, and a wedding chapel. The Fitzgerald Theater is St. Paul’s oldest surviving theater space and is famous for hosting A Prairie Home Companion. The Walker Art Center is one of the most popular modern art museums in the US, with works by Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore.
Nestled on the upper banks of the Mississippi River in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” Minneapolis and St. Paul, collectively known as the Twin Cities, offer a multitude of tourist attractions for people with different kinds of interests. Some tourists mistakenly don’t consider traveling to the harsh winters or hot summers of the Twin Cities area for a vacation. Whether it’s colder than you ever imagined or so hot and humid that you long for snow, there’s an attraction for everyone. Three of the most noteworthy attractions are the Mall of America, the Fitzgerald Theater and the Walker Art Center.
Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, is home to the first enclosed mall, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the Mall of America located just ten minutes away in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Mall of America, one of the Twin Cities’ most popular tourist attractions, opened in 1992 and boasts over 520 stores, over 50 restaurants, an indoor theme park, a 1.2 million gallon pedestrian aquarium (about 4.5 million liters), a cinema and a wedding chapel. Just to put things into perspective, 32 Boeing-747s could fit inside the mall, and if a shopper spent 10 minutes browsing each store, it would take him 86 hours to walk through the entire mall. The Mall of America is a great place for adults, teens, or families to escape the brutal Twin Cities winter weather.
When tourists are interested in catching a local show, one of the most picturesque theaters in the Twin Cities is the Fitzgerald Theater. Located in Minnesota’s capital city, St. Paul, the Fitzgerald Theater’s namesake is Great Gatsby author, St. Paul native F. Scott Fitzgerald. Not only is the Fitzgerald Theater breathtakingly beautiful, but it is St. Paul’s oldest surviving theater space. Famous for being the home of Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion live radio show, the Fitzgerald Stage has hosted Broadway shows, vaudeville acts, concerts, film festivals, and more.
Tourists visiting the Twin Cities may be thrilled to know that they can visit the Walker Art Center. Founded in 1927, the Walker Art Center is one of the most popular modern art museums, by number of visits, in the United States. Artists and art lovers can wander the gallery and see works by Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore and others. After taking in the indoor exhibits, visitors may choose to head out for a leisurely stroll through the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden which is adjacent to the museum.
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