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Minneapolis, United States
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South Minneapolis is a district in Minneapolis.
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Artists and demonstrators have installed several exhibits, paintings, sculptures, and other works of art to memorialize George Floyd, who was murdered by a police officer in 2020, and to visualize racial justice themes.
A mansion built for Swan and Christina Turnblad; Swan owned one of the largest Swedish language newspapers in the United States. In 1929 the house became a museum dedicated to Swedish-American history and culture.
A 53-foot waterfall. The viewing area is just to the south of the larger park pavilion (the one housing Sea Salt Eatery). There is also a pedestrian bridge above the falls.
Princess Depot
A former Milwaukee Road railway depot built in 1875. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries this was how many Minneapolis residents reached Minnehaha Park.
A 2/3 scale replica of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1907 by Robert "Fish" Jones, a businessman who earned his nickname from an early investment in a fish market downtown. At various points in its history, the house has acted as a zoo, library, and during a state of disrepair, a haunted house. Today the house is open on summer weekends and acts as an information center for visitors of the Minneapolis park system.
Constructed in 1850, the Stevens House was the first authorized house built on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Originally located near St. Anthony Falls where the city's main post office now sits, the house was moved several times but has occupied its current location in Minnehaha Park since 1896. Built by John H. Stevens, an early settler and later state legislator who was granted permission to build the house in exchange for providing ferry service across the river to the town of St. Anthony (later annexed into Minneapolis).
Fishing and sailing are popular, there are two beaches with good (imported) sand, and the surrounding large park has facilities for walking and running, softball, cycling, and other sports. Frozen in winter, Lake Nokomis is the site of the U.S. pond hockey championships. The main beach along the northwest side has a restaurant, concessions, restrooms, and a variety of rental equipment, along with a playground. The smaller beach on the northeast side has no concessions but does have portable toilets.
Old cinema adjacent and connected to Pepito's.
Art deco neighborhood cinema showing second-run movies for cheap. Cash only.
Take-Up Productions
Trylon is a very small cinema (50 seats) screening classic and independent films six nights a week on a 20 foot screen. The cinema's owners, Take-Up Productions, also host occasional larger screenings at the nearby Riverview Theater, along with the Heights Theater in Columbia Heights.
Diverse theater company in operation since the 1970s. The theater is in a former fire station, and in a somewhat hard-to-find location with Interstate 35W and the Washington Avenue trench cutting off direct access from the north and west.
The theater company has been around since the 1950s and at its current location since 1969. The stage is set up in the middle of the theater with seating surrounding it.
An intimate non-profit music venue hosting jazz, blues, folk, indie, and world music.
1,100 plus seat concert auditorium on the University of Minnesota's West Bank campus. Performances by the U of M's School of Music ensembles are hosted here.
Latin American indoor market with many food options.
The Midtown Global Market is located in what used to be a large Sears store, and is now home to a variety of cafes and restaurants from all around the world. The selection includes an American diner, Mexican tamales, a Middle Eastern deli and buffet, Nepali dumplings, Somalian options Safari Express, and everything in between.
Diner open for breakfast and lunch. Vegan and gluten-free options available.
In addition to the location listed here, La Hacienda also has a stall at Mercado Central.
In addition to the standalone location listed here, Los Ocampo also has a stall at the Midtown Global Market.
Acadia's menu features 28 beers on tap and 40+ bottle brews plus a well-rounded selection of wine and mixed drinks. A full kitchen serves burgers, fries, appetizers, grilled and cold sandwiches, as well as desserts and a full espresso bar. The cabaret spirit of the old adjacent mini-theater space now fills the new cafe, as before with an eclectic mix of all original music, performed Wednesday through Sunday nights, but with no cover charge.
This all-vegetarian cooperatively-owned diner is a haven for punks, anarchists, hippies, students, and anyone wanting mile-high nachos and wake-the-dead coffee. The entrees range from dirt-cheap to moderate, all in copious amounts, and the bathroom graffiti is art in and of itself. No credit cards.
The local Indian population, largely consisting of students at the University of Minnesota, gather here to watch cricket matches through the middle of the night but go elsewhere to eat.
Small, family owned diner that serves basic fare. It's where the punks, aging hippies and various harmless riff-raff go for breakfast or a lunch of fries, burgers, brats or hot dogs slathered with your choice of toppings. They also carry veggie dogs for the vegetarian in you. The fries are shredded right in front of you and come out oh so crisp! No credit cards.
Local cafe serving vegetarian diner food. Eclectic decor, anti-war signs, cosy houseplants, and creative bathroom graffiti contribute to its distinctive personality. And the food is good too! Great vegan options and free wifi.
One of the more popular places in town to get a Juicy Lucy. Has a rivalry with Matt's Bar.
Good service, good pizza. "Fat" is in the name of the place, so plan accordingly. A good first stop or last stop on your way to or from the airport. Beer and wine.
Northern Indian food, vegetarian friendly. Buffet available during lunch hours.
A sports bar and restaurant in the Longfellow neighborhood, located a few blocks east of the 38th Street LRT station. They have great wings, and American food. Features a dog-friendly back patio with a dog menu.
Nepalese, Tibetan, and Indian cuisine. Vegan options available.
Jakeeno's offers good pizza and other pasta dishes. Try the potato and rosemary pizza. Jakeeno's is clean, friendly and family-run. Wine and beer served.
Claims to have invented the Jucy Lucy (note the spelling difference).
A Japanese restaurant in the Longfellow neighborhood. They have great sushi, and other Japanese food as well. Vegetarian and vegan friendly.
Tiny dive bar (actual dive, not a fashionable faux-dive) with cheap, stiff drinks, a mixed crowd, and a legendary 86'd board. Not for the faint of heart.
A coffee shop near Powderhorn Park with a selection of baked goods, including a couple vegan options. The place is popular and quite small, so it gets crowded very often; don't be surprised if a complete stranger grabs a seat at your table.
Coffee beans are sourced from Intelligentsia in Chicago. Run by the owners of the Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop a block away.
Nonprofit coffee shop providing job stability to youth experiencing homelessness.
Mid-rise hotel on the West Bank right next to the Seven Corners intersection, and within easy reach of Downtown and the U of M.
New and used science fiction, fantasy, horror, film and art books, comics, an adults-only room. Mail order and in-store readings.
Volunteer collectively-run radical bookstore selling left-wing literature.
Best for hard to find old comics and independents. You can also sell comics here, and the dealers are great. The establishment is over 30 years old.
By car
By METRO light rail
The Blue Line runs through South Minneapolis mostly along Hiawatha Avenue as it travels between Downtown Minneapolis, the airport, and the Mall of America.
By bus
By bicycle
The Midtown Greenway is a paved, off road bike path that runs east/west through South Minneapolis (paralleling 28th Street) connecting the Mississippi River trails to Highway 169 in Hopkins, passing…
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