Minneapolis - Things to Do & Tourist Attractions

Minneapolis is second to New York City in live theater shows and is also the third largest theater market in the United States. Some of the must visit theaters for a tourist staying at one of the Minneapolis luxury hotels include the Mu Performing Arts, the Brave New Workshops, Skewed Visions, the Minnesota Dance Theater, the Guthrie Theater and many more. The museums, water fronts, shopping districts, natural parks, malls and many restaurants offer a tourist many options to discover the city irrespective of his age.

One can visit the Holidazzle Parade which is an impressive night time parade held in downtown many times a week and is accessible through many of the Minneapolis downtown hotels. This event is held between the Thanksgiving and Christmas where many participants wear costumes with lights on them. Other than that, some can opt to bike around the city and see some of the beautiful lanes in the city. Some can opt to swim on the shady public swimming beach on the Cedar Lake. Apart from this, the Lake of the Isles has a bird sanctuary and a public skating rink too which are maintained quite well.

Minneapolis is home to many sports league teams like the Minneapolis Millers (baseball), the Minneapolis Lakers (basketball) and many other teams. Other than that, there are almost five golf courses which are situated within the city and one of them, the Hazeltine National Golf Club is nationally ranked too. Inline skating is more famous in this city which became popular after the foundation of Rollerblade. Subsequently, tourists can visit some of the historic monuments like the Brooklyn Park Historical Farm or the Eidem Homstead, the Lakewood Cemetery and Saint Anthony Falls historic site. The Minnesota Zoo and the Minneapolis Planetarium & Space Discovery Center are also a point of interest for tourists especially children.