Synopses & Reviews
Twin Cities Uncovered takes you from restored barns to fragrant apple orchards to the Mighty Mississippi Bicycle Adventure that runs from Minneapolis to cities far across America. Ride the antique, hand-carved carousel at the Minnesota State Fair, or stroll the Mississippi Mile along the cobblestone Main Street to a row of quaint shops, charming restaurants, and coffee houses on the water's edge. Recall the romance of Longfellow's Hiawatha by the showers of Minnehaha Falls, or step back in time and share the lifestyle of immigrant settlers at a living museum.
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Explore some of the unique attractions of Minneapolis and St. Paul with Twin Cities Uncovered. Visit restored barns and fresh apple orchards or ride the antique hand-carved carousel built in 1914 for the Minnesota State Fair. Spend hours -- even days -- at the nation's largest shopping and entertainment complex, Mall of America, and tour the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the largest domed stadium in the world. With this book as your guide, enjoy the best the Twin Cities have to offer.
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Intended to lure newcomers as well as old-timers to places of fascination, fun, future and past, Twin Cities Uncovered is to be expereinced more than studied.
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During the rowdy years when timber floated down the river and grain was milled by the power of St. Anthony's Falls, the City of Waters was named Mill City. Just downstream was Pigs Eye, established earlier by a colorful fur merchant as a trading post with