Twin Cities Metromix - This is your one-stop local entertainment guide on where to go and what to do in Twin Cities, from the hottest restaurants and bars, to the latest in events, music, movies, style, and TV.
Professional Sports
The Minnesota Twins - (MLB)
The Minnesota Vikings - (NFL)
The Minnesota Timberwolves - (NBA)
The Minnesota Lynx - (WNBA) WNBA Champions 2011!
The Minnesota Wild - (NHL)
NSC Minnesota Stars - (NASL) 2011 NASL Champions!
The Minnesota Swarm - (NLL)
Transportation
MNDOT - Traffic and Transportation Page - city resources for traffic conditions, parking permits, towed vehicle information, and other means of local transportation
Google Maps - the popular mapping service, integrated with the CTA and Metra to conveniently plan trips by car, bus, or rail
Tourism
Explore Minnesota - the official Minnesota tourism page giving visitors complete access to places to stay, things to see, and events to attend.
WikiTravel Minnesota and WikiTravel Minneapolis and St. Paul - a user-compiled tourist guide to Minnesota and the Twin Cities
Museums & Zoos
The Minnesota History Center - preserving and retelling Minnesota’s history through documents, artifacts, and exhibits.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts - A free, non-profit museum of visual arts from around the world. Ancient to modern.
Science Museum of Minnesota - The Science Museum's programs combine research and collection facilities, a public science education center, extensive teacher education and school outreach programs, and an Imax Convertible Dome Omnitheater to provide science education to our audience of more than a million people per year.
Historic Fort Snelling - The story of Fort Snelling is the story of the development of the U.S. Northwest.
Minnesota Children's Museum - At the Minnesota Children's Museum, kids will have a blast discovering an exciting, immersive world that arouses their curiosity, increases their understanding, and ignites an appreciation for learning.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum -The Arboretum features more than 1,000 acres of magnificent gardens, model landscapes, and natural areas-from woodlands and wetlands to prairie-with extensive collections of northern-hardy plants. Tour the Arboretum on 12.5 miles of garden paths and hiking trails. Walk the close gardens and bike, walk or drive Three-Mile Drive to see more gardens and collections.
Como Zoo and Conservatory Society - For over 100 years, Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota has charmed, educated and entertained millions of children and adults.
Minnesota Zoo - connecting people, animals and the natural world.
The Works - Where kids explore how things work. The Works is a “hands-on, minds-on” museum that makes learning about science and engineering interesting, understandable and fun. Designed for young people between the ages of 5 to 12, The Works is open to the public.
Music & Dance
The Minnesota Orchestra - The Minnesota Orchestra, now in its second century and led by Music Director Osmo Vänskä, ranks among America’s top symphonic ensembles, with a distinguished history of acclaimed performances in its home state and around the world; award-winning recordings, radio broadcasts and educational outreach programs; and a visionary commitment to building the orchestral repertoire of tomorrow.
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, now in its 52nd season, is the nation’s only full-time professional chamber orchestra and is widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world.
Art & Theater
Walker Art Center - Minneapolis, Minnesota arts center which features contemporary visual and performing arts exhibits and programs.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts - The Ordway, recognized as one of the U.S.’s leading not-for-profit performing arts centers, is home to a wide variety of performances throughout the year that encompass the finest in American musical theater, world music, dance, and vocal artists on its Music Theater and McKnight Theatre stages.
Guthrie Theater - The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. By presenting both classical literature and new work from diverse cultures, the Guthrie illuminates the common humanity connecting Minnesota to the peoples of the world.
State, Orpheum, and Pantages Theater - The Trust’s activities include Broadway touring productions, concerts, comedy, speakers and other variety entertainment plus educational initiatives including the SpotLight Musical Theatre Program for high schools, Critical View student reviewer program, Teen Ushers, the Access Program and Kids’ Night.
News
The Star Tribune
St. Paul Pioneer Press
