Hewing Hotel Rooftop - good cocktails & excellent view of the city The Monte Carlo - classic steakhouse with amazing cocktails & T's favorite caesar salad. We recommend sitting outside! Bar La Grassa - nice Italian restaurant Parlour Bar - cocktails & also famous for their burgers Pizza Luce - casual place with great pizza Char Bar - we've never been, but word is that they have a particularly good happy hour Pryes Brewing Co. - our favorite Minneapolis brewery Modest Brewing Co. Fulton Beer Taproom Minneapolis is truly a dive bar city. While we recommended a few nicer places for a drink, you'll have the most fun at dive bars—especially if you travel across the river to Northeast Minneapolis. Some of our favorites include Stanley's, Grumpy's, Jimmy's, Dusty's, & 1029 Bar.
Minneapolis is unique in that it has over 22 lakes within the city! We recommend checking out one of the several walkable lakes in the city, such as Lake of the Isles, Bde Mke Ska, or Lake Harriet. While we love walking around the lakes, kayaks, canoes, & paddle boards are available to rent. If you're in the lakes area, we recommend checking out Sebastian Joe's ice cream!
Known for its famous cherry on a spoon sculpture, the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a great place to spend some time outside. Also, it's free!
The Minnesota State Fair is popular for good reason! It runs for 12 days at the end of summer, including our wedding weekend! It's a fun place to walk around, people watch, and eat good and often unusual food. How to get there? — We recommend Ubering to Huntington Bank Stadium and taking the free shuttle bus to the fair from there! What to do? — When you enter, grab a map! Cell phone service can be spotty. — The Blue Barn is the first great spot to grab a drink or bite to eat. — The barns have some of the largest livestock you’ll ever see. — You’ll also see Sweet Martha’s Cookies, which is a must! We highly recommend saving that till the end! — Be sure to grab a corn on the cob, by the giant slide, a Tessa favorite! — The Fine Arts building hosts some of Minnesota’s best artists! — Check out the butter sculpture in the dairy building! Fun fact: By daily attendance, Minnesota has the largest state fair in the country. It draws 1.8 million people annually.
While you will all have the chance to see the Mill City Museum at our wedding, we recommend checking out the museum in it's entirety! Mill City is a national historic landmark & history museum in downtown Minneapolis. The museum focuses on the founding & growth of Minneapolis—particularly flour milling and the industry built around the hydroelectric power from the Mississippi's St. Anthony Falls. The museum is built into the ruins of what was once the world's largest flour mill & the site of the Great Mill Disaster (yes, it exploded). The company operating the mill later became General Mills. Adults: $15 Seniors (65+), Veterans, Active military, College students: $12 Children ages 5-17: $8 Children age 4 and under: Free
If you happen to catch a Twins game, here are a few things to keep in mind! - The "Family Concession Stands" sell discounted food and beer, and are located in sections 120, 133 and 311. - Kramarczuk's Sausage Co. is a Minnesota staple and a must have at any Twins game. They're located in sections 101, 112 and 312.