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Twin Cities
Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Twin Cities and more!
Minneapolis by Day
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the county seat of Hennepin County. It adjoins Saint Paul, the state...
Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the county seat of Hennepin County. It adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital and second-largest city. Together they form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the 15th-largest agglomeration in the country (and roughly 65th-largest in the world), with over 3,000,000 residents. In the 2000 census, the city itself had a total population of 382,618, making it the 47th-largest city in the United States. However, in the Census' 2004 estimates, that number had decreased to 373,943, putting it in 49th place, between Honolulu and Colorado Springs. If the two core cities themselves were combined together in the census, the resulting "city" would rank 18th, just between Memphis, Tennessee and Baltimore, Maryland. People living in Minneapolis are called Minneapolitans.The city is in the southeast portion of the state and sits along the Mississippi River. There are also 24 small lakes in the city. The abundance of lakes led Charles Hoag, an early settler and Minneapolis's first schoolmaster, to suggest a name derived from minne, the Dakota word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city. Other names considered at the time were Brooklyn and Albion. The early use of "Brooklyn" for the then-village lives on into the 21st century in the names of two suburbs north of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center. The city is also known as the "City of Lakes", a phrase that appears on many municipal vehicles and properties. The traditional postal abbreviation for the city's name is Mpls., and much old correspondence can still be found dated from "Mpls., Minn." Once a primary center of the milling industry, Minneapolis is still often known by the appellation Mill City.The city center is located just south of 45 degrees north latitude. On the south side of Golden Valley Road just east of Wirth Parkway, there is a stone containing a weathered plaque, marking a point on 45th parallel. [1] Metro Area citizens take some pride in being "halfway to the North Pole".Minneapolis is recognized by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network as a world-class city.
graves 601 hotel
601 1st Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
This contemporary and sleek new hotel is located in the heart of the theatre, financial and warehouse district, in th...
This contemporary and sleek new hotel is located in the heart of the theatre, financial and warehouse district, in the new Block E complex. graves 601 hotel boasts 255 unique and exclusively appointed rooms, Cosmos Restaurant and Lounge and Minneapolis' hottest new nightclub, Infinity. Each Room features a 42" plasma Television and a 15" bathroom Television. High-speed internet connections, two phone lines, 5 head showers, pedestal glass sinks, wall safe, luxurious Frette linen made for graves 601 hotel. Specially designed beds, featuring etched glass lit headboards, provide the ultimate sleep experience. Halogen reading lamps throughout the room, back-lit photography and wood and carpet flooring make for an uncomparable hotel experience.
Chambers Minneapolis
901 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
A member of design hotels TM. This intimate, 60 room-hotel is for those individuals who know and appreciate the best ...
A member of design hotels TM. This intimate, 60 room-hotel is for those individuals who know and appreciate the best in contemporary art, architecture, food and hospitality. Located in the heart of the Twin Cities' cultural, business and social scenes, Chambers is just a block from the center of the city's business, financial and shopping districts. Patron's can literally stroll across the street to world-class theater and concerts at the historic Orpheum, Pantages and State Theatres. The critically acclaimed Guthrie Theatre, Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts are all within five minutes by taxi. Nightclubs, bars, restaraunts and art galleries that fill the city's hip Warehouse District are all within walking distance. Behind Chambers' signature mahogony double doors, guests are greeted to an eclectic-and dramatic-mix of more than 130 pieces of original, contempory art by internationally renowed artists including Damien Hirst. Video art lines the corridors with more original art in the individual suites and rooms. In the hotel's private Burnet Gallery guests will discover exhibits of international, national and local artists. Fresh, contemporary and cutting edge describes not only the art and architecture, but also Chambers Kitchen by Jean-Georges. One of only four U.S. chefs to earn Michelin's hightest three-star rating, Jean-Georges Vongerichten has created a menu featuring simple, elegant fare served in an engergetic, sexy setting. Guests can enjoy a cocktail in the lobby lounge or outdoor courtyard, or relax in the roof-top lounge. This chic, downtown hot spot offers dramatic 360-degree vistas of the Minneapolis skyline through floor to ceiling glass walls and surrounding balacony. Guestrooms feature platform beds with custom mattresses and bed linens. With exclusive bath accessories to complement the unique ramp sinks, colored glass tile and rain sky shower heads, guests will be exposed to new design concepts currently only found in Europe.
Residence Inn by Marriott Minneapolis at the Depot
425 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
11 rooms for up to 2000 people
11 rooms for up to 2000 people
Gaviidae Common
MN 55402
Sprawling over two full city blocks, Gaviidae Common brings upscale, luxury shopping to this Midwest city. The anchor...
Sprawling over two full city blocks, Gaviidae Common brings upscale, luxury shopping to this Midwest city. The anchor stores Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus are complimented by a full range of fashion and jewelry shops, restaurants and specialty stores. Set in the heart of downtown, its multi-story buildings are connected via a second-story skywalk.
Minneapolis by Night
St Paul Skyline Redux
Saint Paul, MN
Saint Paul, MN
Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States. It is the county se...
Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States. It is the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 287,151, although that number had decreased to 276,963 in the Census' 2004 estimates. Saint Paul and the adjacent city of Minneapolis form the core of the area known as the Twin Cities.The city is located just south of 45 degrees north latitude. In the northern suburb of Roseville, on the east side of Cleveland Avenue, a block north of Roselawn Avenue and just a few feet north of where Loren Street T's into Cleveland, there is a stone containing a plaque, marking a point on 45th parallel.[1].
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