City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 100 South First St.
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
18. Target Field
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (612) 659-3400
Address: 1 Twins Way
Description: Target Field, located on the west side of downtown Minneapolis, is the Twin Cities’ newest major athletic field: As this guide went to press, the Minnesota Twins were just preparing to play their 2010 season opener on its carefully watched grass after spending nearly three decades on Astroturf in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The lack of a roof (not even a retractable one) will be the first thing baseball fans notice about this new park, but it also happens to feature steeply raked seats designed to put spectators as close as possible to the action, as well as a massive scoreboard that will be the envy of the Major Leagues. People will surely find nits to pick when the field opens, but anticipation is high—and all signs are that the hype is justified.
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1750 Hennepin Ave.
20. University Of Minnesota—Twin Cities: Minneapolis Campus Civil And Mineral Engineering Building
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (612) 625-5522
Address: 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Description: Civil Engineering stands in stark contrast to the variations of classic architecture that dominate the campus. More than 95 percent of the building was constructed underground, and it extends 110 feet below the surface. Civil Engineering was planned during the OPEC oil embargo of 1974, when the building was simultaneously an architectural curiosity and a source for research into more efficient energy and land use. The Minnesota Legislature allocated funds for numerous experimental features in the structure, which was completed in 1983. Both active and passive solar heating are included for research purposes.
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 333 East River Rd.
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 200 Oak St. SE
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 84 Church St. SE
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2009 SE University Ave.
25. Walter Library
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (612) 624-3366
Description: Walter Library, which underwent a $63.4 million renovation between 1999 and 2002, is a building important in the history of the campus and the Twin Cities. Constructed in 1924, it was the university’s third principal library. The recent renovation included restoring the staircase, lobby, and reading rooms to their original glory, and creating spaces for the Digital Technology Center, the Science and Engineering Library, the Learning Resources Center, and the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. The structure is built in the Roman Renaissance style, the dominant style of the campus’s architectural epicenter, Northrop Mall. It has the most decorative facade on the mall, making use of red brick and limestone trim.
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 88 North 17th St.
28. Christ Church Lutheran
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (612) 721-6611
Address: 3244 34th Ave. South
Description: Built in a humble working-class neighborhood in south Minneapolis, Christ Church Lutheran is the last design of Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen. Saarinen’s great architectural pieces began with the railway station in Helsinki (1905–1914). He went on to design a series of central European railway stations. Later, Saarinen immigrated to the United States, where his work culminated with the Cranbrook School (circa 1925). He was selected for Christ Church Lutheran’s design, which became his last architectural triumph, completed in 1949.Christ Church Lutheran is on 34th Avenue South 2 blocks south of East Lake Street and 5 blocks east of Minnehaha Avenue.
29. Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (612) 871-5303
Address: 511 Groveland Ave.
Description: The Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church is yet another impressive piece of architecture near Hennepin Avenue. Like the St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, it was designed by Hewitt and Brown and is an example of English Gothic revival work. The octagonal base of the steeple and tall, slender spire set the church apart and position it among the Twin Cities’ most spectacular architectural churches. The church is on Groveland Avenue 1 block east of Hennepin Avenue and 1 block south of Loring Park.
30. Our Lady Of Lourdes Church
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (612) 379-2259
Description: Not only is Our Lady of Lourdes the oldest standing church in Minneapolis, but it also has a simultaneously tumultuous and intriguing history. During each successive turn in the history of the church, at least minimal architectural alterations were made. Surprisingly, despite the cobbled nature of the church’s construction, it is an awe-inspiring work and a landmark in historic St. Anthony.Our Lady of Lourdes can be found at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue East and Lourdes Place, in the St. Anthony neighborhood across the Hennepin Avenue Bridge from downtown Minneapolis.