Category: Minnesota

Dine inside The Commons Hotel at The Beacon Public House

July 31, 2016

Conveniently located within The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis is a restaurant that serves quality food you can taste. The Beacon Public House, located within the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, is the hotel’s signature restaurant that serves regional-influenced gastropub cuisine and features a bar with happy hour Mondays through Fridays from 4pm to 6pm.… More Dine inside The Commons Hotel at The Beacon Public House

This brewery helped push to allow Minnesota breweries to serve beer

July 27, 2016

Up until 2011, breweries that produced beer in Minnesota weren’t allowed to sell those beers due to a Prohibition-era state law. But early that year, a Minneapolis-based brewery called Surly Brewing Co. announced it wanted to expand the size of its brewery to accommodate demand. With much support and push for change in this area… More This brewery helped push to allow Minnesota breweries to serve beer

Unleash your inner geek at The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis

July 24, 2016

Step into a world where geek and chic unite at The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis, a four-star luxury hotel situated right in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. The Commons is a beautiful luxury boutique hotel with 304 guestrooms, and I had the opportunity to stay there at for two nights during my time… More Unleash your inner geek at The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis

Visit the largest lake in Minneapolis at the Chain of Lakes

July 20, 2016

One of the best things about nature is that there’s nothing that’s ever exactly the same. You can replicate a building and other man-made structures, but there’s none of that in Earth’s creations. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good urban adventure, but nothing beats the feeling and experience of being outdoors. In Minneapolis,… More Visit the largest lake in Minneapolis at the Chain of Lakes

Check out tons of exhibits for free at Minneapolis Institute of Art!

July 17, 2016

Whether or not you’re an avid art aficionado, the Minneapolis Institute of Art – also known as MIA – is an enormous fun and free museum that’ll have you captivated for a few hours or so. It has tons of exhibits spread over three floors that range from paintings and sculptures to cultural art and… More Check out tons of exhibits for free at Minneapolis Institute of Art!

Witness panoramic views of Minneapolis from the Foshay Tower’s 30th floor

July 13, 2016

Minnesota’s first skyscraper was built in 1929, and among its highlights – if not the highlight – is an observation deck on the 30th floor that offers a 360-degree view of Minneapolis. Located in Downtown Minneapolis, the Foshay Tower is a 32-floor, 447-foot building. It was built by business mogul Wilbur Foshay, who modeled the tower… More Witness panoramic views of Minneapolis from the Foshay Tower’s 30th floor

Find character & warmth at the only hostel in the Twin Cities

July 10, 2016

The only hostel in the Twin Cities area is a privately-owned one in Minneapolis called Minneapolis International Hostel. And as a big fan of hostels (here’s a post about one I stayed at in Santa Ana), that was the accommodation I chose for the time I spent in that Midwestern region 😀 It costs close… More Find character & warmth at the only hostel in the Twin Cities

See remnants of Minneapolis’ past at Mill Ruins Park

July 6, 2016

Minneapolis is no longer the Flour Milling Capital of the World, but you can still see remnants of the era from when it used to hold that title by visiting Mills Ruins Park. As a fan of visiting places that aren’t necessarily on people’s travel bucket lists, it’s a huge reason I decided to explore… More See remnants of Minneapolis’ past at Mill Ruins Park

Fall in love with Minneapolis’ skyline at this historic bridge

July 3, 2016

One of the best views of the Minneapolis skyline that’s impossible not to fall in love with is from the historic Stone Arch Bridge. While Googling places to visit in Minneapolis, I saw the bridge and its captivating view of the city’s skyscrapers, and quickly added it to my itinerary during my trip to the… More Fall in love with Minneapolis’ skyline at this historic bridge

Whatever the weather, Minneapolis’ skyway system has you covered

June 29, 2016

Coming from Los Angeles, one of the coolest things about Downtown Minneapolis is the city’s skyway system – something you don’t really find in the Southern California city. The Minneapolis Skyway system is a network of skyways (which are indoor pedestrian footbridges) that allow people to walk between a number of buildings in Downtown Minneapolis. It attracts… More Whatever the weather, Minneapolis’ skyway system has you covered