Minnesota's Best Drive-In Restaurants
Old-fashioned malts, a frosty mug of root beer, hot dogs oozing with chili or ketchup, and a twisty ice cream cone with a perfect curl on top can only mean one thing: It’s drive-in season in Minnesota.
Old-fashioned malts, a frosty mug of root beer, hot dogs oozing with chili or ketchup, and a twisty ice cream cone with a perfect curl on top can only mean one thing: It’s drive-in season in Minnesota.
Mall of America is a Minnesota icon.
Even if you haven't been to Minnesota, chances are you've seen it on the big screen. From big places like Minneapolis-St. Paul and Mall of America to small towns including Wabasha and Montevideo, Minnesota has starred in dozens of films over the past several decades. Here are 10 of the most notable to add to your Netflix queue.
From homegrown talent like Prince and The Replacements to superstars like The Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash, the joys of Minnesota have long been set to song. A comprehensive listing is nigh impossible, but here are a few of the most significant (and varied) pieces of Minnesota culture put into song in the past half century.
Minnesota-made movies like “Purple Rain” and “The Mighty Ducks” have left lasting impressions, but Minnesota has also made an impact on the small screen. Here are six notable TV shows that feature the state in a supporting role, along with where you can pay tribute to them.
Across Minnesota, many historic theaters were built for stage performance and later converted for film. Many of these were lovingly restored more than once to entertain generation after generation, from vaudeville to flickering silent pictures and into the era of high-definition digital video. Others went the other direction, as grand old movie houses were converted for stage entertainment.
Here are some of the state’s more notable historic theaters, where the action on screen and stage is only part of the magic.
Minnesota is full of exciting, hidden-gem museums...if you know where to look. Check out our list of 6 stellar, hidden-in-plain-sight museums.
The appropriately named Smallest Museum in St. Paul would be hard to find anywhere. But here, hidden among the hustle and bustle of University Avenue, it’s practically invisible. Housed in a vintage, 3-by-2-foot fire-house cabinet mounted outside of Workhorse Coffee Bar, the micro-museum has delighted art hounds and unexpecting pedestrians alike since its 2014 opening.
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