Radisson Blu hotel ‘attached’ to the Mall of America
Staying at the Radisson Blu hotel next to the Mall of America means you actually don’t have to step outside during your stay, unless you want to. The hotel is […]
Category: Twin Cities
Travels 2016: Exploring Minnesota
Minnesota may be best known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but it could easily be called the “Land of 10,000 attractions.” It seems like we took in so many […]
Enjoying the beauty of St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Minnesota’s Twin Cities offer people amazing free attractions. Our latest venture brought us to St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Como Park combines two of our favorites – a […]
Courtyard Roseville hotel offers comfortable stay, proximity to Twin Cities
I think as people travel, we develop our favorite hotel groups. We gain a familiarity with them. A comfort. And we can reasonably expect a favorite chain’s hotel in Chicago […]
Minnehaha Falls bring nature to urban area in Minneapolis
Autumn provides a beautiful backdrop to Minnesota’s Minnehaha Falls. The falls, part of Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis, was featured in an 1855 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poet based […]
Roseville’s Bent Brewstillery serves up a double hit
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to make a good beer. Or does it? Bent Brewstillery founder Bartley Blume was once an engineer with NASA. Why would a guy who […]
Roseville ‘perfectly positioned’ in Twin Cities
When we travel, we tend to stay near at least one of the attractions we plan to visit. So, when we travel to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, we tend […]
St. Paul’s Fort Snelling history strikes personal chord
Visiting Minnesota’s Historic Fort Snelling was more than just a tourist stop for me. It was the military base used to imprison members of my tribe (Santee Sioux, Eastern Dakota, […]
Bloomington, Minnesota: Mall of America colors in some new attractions
We’ve learned over the years that no matter how many times you visit the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, you will see something new. The nation’s largest indoor shopping […]
Smelling the flowers in our Midwest botanical gardens
Spring is in full bloom. So are the flowers and plants in our area. We thought we’d take a look at the botanical gardens available to Midwesterners to take in […]