Things To Do

Walker Art Center / Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Features an artist made mini-golf course Sculpture Garden is FREE

Mill City Museum

Stone Arch Bridge

Walk across the great Mississippi River FREE

Guthrie Theater

Go up to the Bridge to Nowhere which overlooks the river valley.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

FREE

Minnehaha Falls

Easily accessible from the light rail! FREE

Fort Snelling State Park

Mall of America®

Last stop on the light rail. Features an indoor amusement park and LOTS of shopping! For those who prefer to drive, parking is FREE.

Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea

Upstairs Circus MPLS

Crafting with alcohol. May need reservations.

Vertical Endeavors–Minneapolis

Rock-climbing. Rentals available.

FlannelJax's St. Paul

Ax throwing! You may need a reservation, so check the website before hand. Alcohol served on site. Shares the building with Can Can Wonderland and Black Stack.

Can Can Wonderland

Fanciful indoor mini-golf and ice-cream bar (adults only at night, fun kid activities in the daytime). 5 block walk from the light rail station. Shares the building with Flannel Jax and Black Stack.

BlackStack Brewing

Shares the building with Can Can Wonderland and Flannel Jax.

Brit's Pub

British themed restaurant with Lawn Bowling.

Hen House Eatery

Directly across the street from the wedding venue.

The Copper Hen Cakery & Kitchen

Erin's favorite place for brunch!

Eli's East

Excellent food and drinks.

Red Cow North Loop

Excellent drinks (great wine, craft cocktails, rotating tap list) and burgers. Erin worked here in college. Also has a great brunch!

Red Rabbit Minneapolis

Red Cow's Italian sister restaurant.

Matt's Bar and Grill

Home of the Juicy Lucy, or is it the 5-8 club? It's a little dive, but a Minneapolis staple.

Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative

The groom is a co-op member of this dog-friendly brewery! Located in North East Minneapolis, around the corner from 56 brewing.

56 Brewing

Located in North East Minneapolis around the corner from Broken Clock Brewing.

FINNEGANS Brew Co.

Non-profit Irish-Themed brewery. All profits go to feeding the homeless. Dog-friendly patio with lawn games and often a food truck.

Fulton Brewing Taproom

Modist Brewing Co.

Pryes Brewing Company

Lakes & Legends Brewing Company

Inbound BrewCo

Insight Brewing & Taproom

Indeed Brewing Company and Taproom

Dangerous Man Brewing Company

Famous for their Peanut Butter Porter.

Falling Knife Brewing Company

HeadFlyer Brewing

Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Co-op brewery in North East Minneapolis.

Sociable Cider Werks

Number 12 Cider

Norseman Distillery

Not easily accessible by public transit, drinks are not cheap, but it's worth the trip. Erin highly recommends getting the Piña Colada in the pineapple.

The Dampfwerk Distillery Cocktail Lounge

German themed distillery. Good for aquavit.

Twin Spirits Distillery & M Coffee Shop

Woman owned; specializes in Moonshine.

Tattersall Distilling

Minneapolis staple.

Royal Foundry Craft Spirits

British themed distillery. Good for Gin.