...I will give you 100 reasons to visit the Twin Cities (okay, reasons to visit MN in general....but most of the things I have mentioned are close to the Twin Cities, if not right in the metro area)!
Feel free to click on the highlighted words. They are links to websites or previous posts that I might be referring to. This is a bit of a longer post for me. I spent some time on it (it took me a few days to compile this list), so you can spend some time thoroughly enjoying it!
1. Visiting with me.
2. Visiting with Arthur.
3. Visiting with McKenna and Ella.
4. Visiting with Arthur's family.
5. Mall of America, or
MOA, as we call it.
Did you know:
258 Statues of Liberty could lie inside the Mall
If Mount Rushmore was divided into individual monuments, a president could reside in each of the Mall's four courts
Mall of America is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747s
Seven Yankee Stadiums can fit inside Mall of America
If a shopper spent 10 minutes browsing at every store, it would take them more than 86 hours to complete their visit to Mall of America
There is no sales tax on clothing in Minnesota6. Nickelodeon Universe
Theme Park. Here in the land of lakes, Dora is not an illegal alien and you can generally find her at this theme park in the Mall of America.
7. Como
Zoo, Como
Town and
Conservatory. This is an inexpensive field trip. Walk through the zoo for a $2.00 donation and put a few new wrinkles on the brain while you learn about new animals (all for $2.00, remember). Bring a picnic lunch or eat at a zoo cafe. Then ride the rides at Como Town. Afterwards, stroll through the conservatory and soak up the aroma of the flower gardens.
8. We have so many parks! Beautiful parks! There are many walking trails and biking trails. There's a nice park one block away from our house. It has a skate park.
9.
The Great Minnesota Get Together. It's SO much fun and very much unlike the one in AL!
10. The
Minnesota Children's Museum. We have so much fun when we go here. To read more about some of our past adventures click
here or
here.
11. The
MN Zoo. The new bear exhibit is very good. Might be my favorite!
Click here.
12. You might wake up to a deer in the
back yard! It happens randomly and sometimes frequently to us.
13. To baby sit for a date night.
14. Snow skiing
15. Sledding
16. To build a
snowman.
17. To see a lake.
18. To see another lake.
19. To see more lakes. Okay, I will stop. Seriously though, we are the land of lakes! Because of its thousands of lakes, Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.
20. To see
Northwestern College.
21. So that I can cook dinner for you.
22. To see what living in a deep freezer feels like (if you come in January or February).
23.
Stillwater.
34.
Red Wing.
35.
Minneapolis.
36. To swim in a lake that is filtered!
37. To visit Arthur's relatives who live in these 2 towns (or very close by)!
New Ulm and
Hanska
38. The beautiful fall colors (if you come in late September to mid-October).
39. To play ball with Scooblar Hoop!
40. Because you need a break from the heat and humidity!
41. Because you might need something custom framed!
42. To visit our dog and cat.
43. You enjoy shoveling
snow.
44. You can never get enough
Dora!45. You can visit a
water park that's pool is only 1.5 feet deep!
46. To play
animals!
47. So I can post your visit on the blog.
48. To see one of the biggest working
towboats on the Mississippi.
49.
RNC is 9/1 through 9/4.
50. To catch a
show downtown.
51. You may want to visit this
town if you used to live there.
52. Visiting this
aquarium at this
location is pretty neat.
53. To eat
here,
54. or
here,
55. or
here--one of Sara's favorites. Check it out just for the website and menu options.
56. To stroll down Summit or Grande Avenue--some of the most beautiful urban neighborhoods.
57. Because
this is a beautiful sight.
58. To see the largest freshwater
lake in the world.
59. Because it would make my family so happy.
60. (Wow, this is taking longer than I thought!)
61.
Duluth, MN62. You really need to tour
this building.
63. You'd be pretty close to the
Wisconsin Dells.
64.
Brainerd, MN 65.
Paul Bunyan66. This
museum is featuring a Star Wars exhibit.
67. In college (and still, if time would allow)--I would frequent
this place.
68. I married into access to the 3M store!
69. You might feel like driving for 2 days (if so, then come on up!).
70.
Thrill rides71.
Split Rock72.
Two Harbors73.
Boundary Waters74.
Minnehaha Falls75. To ride in a real
street car.
76. To see a game in the dome, before it is gone.
77.
Art78. more
art79. My girls LOVE to have visitors
80. To
ride a bike downtown with 6 other people
81.
Fort Snelling82. To take a
cruise83. To be a
gangster for the night
84. To stay at
this B&B85.
Museum of Questionable Medical Devices86.
Dinner and a show, all at the same time in the same room.
87.
Arboretum88.
Apple Orchards, we have a ton!
89.
Spam--really, check this one out!
90. Because everyone needs to tour a building made entirely out of
ice. During the winter of 1888, residents of St. Paul built an ice palace at the winter festival. Before melting, it was considered one of the largest buildings in the world, measuring 14 stories high and covering an acre of land.
91. To reward me from creating this crazy post (it is taking much longer than I anticipated).
92. You haven't been up in a long time.
93. We have indoor playgrounds and indoor water parks if it were to rain.
94. Because a lot of famous people are from the area:
Charles "Chief" Bender (1884 - 1954) The first pitcher in baseball to win six World Series games; played for the Philadelphia Athletics. Born in Brainerd, MN (282)
Patty Berg (1918 - 2006) One of the greatest female golfers ever. She also founded the U.S. Ladies' Professional Golfers' Association. Born in Minneapolis, MN (283)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) Author famous for his characters and sense of style as in The Great Gatsby.He was seen as one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. Born in St. Paul, MN (284)
Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) Singer and Actress most famous for her role as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Born in Grand Rapids, MN (285)
Garrison Keillor (1942 - ) Author and host of "A Prairie Home Companion". Born in Anoka, MN (288)
Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) The first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature, he wrote of small town life such as Main Street. Born in Sauk Centre, MN (286)
Roger Maris (1934 - 1985) Baseball player that while playing for the Yankees made history hitting 61 home runs in a single season. Born in Hibbing, MN (290)Charles H. Mayo (1865 - 1939) Physician who founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Born in Rochester, MN (295)
William J. Mayo (1861 - 1939) Physician who founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Born in Le Sueur, MN (296)
Eugene McCarthy (1916 - 2005) U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Professor, author, and poet. Born in Watkins, MN (298)
Walter Frederick Mondale (1928 - ) 42d vice-president of the United States (1977 - 1980); Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 1984. Born in Ceylon, MN (297)
Charles Schultz (1922 - 2000) Cartoonist that created the comic strip Peanuts about Charlie Brown. Born in Minneapolis, MN (292)
Richard W. Sears (1863 - 1914) Founder of the Sears, Roebuck and Company. Born in Stewartville, MN (293)95. To thank me for compiling this list.
96.
Caves, we have a few.
97.
Hockey98. I really want and like to have visitors.
99.
Wolves100. Because you love me!
That's about as far as I got in the lake. There's mud and fish--yuk! I am princess, ya know.
McKenna, on the other hand, wasn't too bothered by it.
Neither was daddy. 
That's about as far as I got in the lake. There's mud and fish--yuk! I am princess, ya know.
McKenna, on the other hand, wasn't too bothered by it.
Neither was daddy. 
Enjoy!
