For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Minneapolis, Minnesota Travel Guide has been your connection to Minneapolis's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Attractions & Landmarks
Minneapolis is a goldmine for tourists. There are countless natural features, architectural splendors, and historic landmarks to fill your days with. Make sure to load your camera so you’re ready to shoot the moment you step out from your bed and breakfast! From waterfalls to wildflower gardens, street cars to historic walking tours, stone arch bridges to beautiful sculptures, you can be sure to find something of interest in Minneapolis.
Historic District
To get a feel for the typical turn-of-the-century dwellings of Americans, take a stroll down South 9th Avenue. There you’ll find prime examples of Classical, Romanesque, and Renaissance architecture, as these were the principal styles employed by architects of the late 18th and early 19th century. These beautiful historic homes mark a distinctive transition from the busier downtown of Minneapolis and the outlying less populated residential districts.
Midtown Global Market
While browsing through this public market, you’ll find many fresh and prepared foods, restaurants, and a selection of arts and crafts from around the world. You can peruse through this historic building and find all sorts of little treasures to bring home to your loved ones. This recent addition to Minneapolis opened its doors to the public just a few years ago in May of 2006. Ask your bed and breakfast innkeepers for their favorite hideaway shops the Market.
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary
With its prime location surrounded by lakes, creeks, waterfalls, and rivers, Minneapolis offers the best of the natural world to nature-loving bed and breakfast travelers. For an afternoon of nature appreciation, check out the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary. Here, you’ll find a relaxing, quiet atmosphere interrupted only by the songs of birds, wildlife, and wind. For a memorable romantic nature walk, share this experience with that certain someone special in your life.
