Paisley Park
Though neither of us is an especially big Prince fan, we know an iconic singer when we see one, and Prince is a full-on legend in Minneapolis, Minnesota. So of course we found ourselves visiting …
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Weisman Art Museum
The Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, came on my radar for its architecture, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. The building was completed in 1993 and is situated on the University of Minnesota campus, …
“Keith Haring: Art is for Everybody” at the Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, came on our radar as a “coolest museum” and one of the best contemporary art museums in the country. Given that it has no permanent exhibits and only …
American Swedish Institute
We went to the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to get some Swedish eats, check out the museum, and tour their historic house. Their restaurant, FIKA, came on radar as a place to get …
Lyndale Park Rose Garden
We went to the Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to see some birds, naturally, but we found almost no birds. However, to my delight, the adjacent Lyndale Park Rose Garden had many …
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Clearly one could spend hours and hours in the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minnesota, but we were low on time and high on hunger, so we only spent two hours exploring. We managed to …
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota, (new state in the van!) features “great art inspired by water,” per their website. The museum was okay, but I’d argue not much of it was “great” …