April 27, 2011
10 Best Trips of Summer 2011

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary destination for your summer vacation? Check out these 10 top trips, hand-picked by National Geographic Traveler editors as the best of summer 2011.

4. Minneapolis, Minnesota

A pedestrian-and-pedal-friendly downtown and welcoming Midwestern vibe make it easy for first-time visitors to quickly feel at home in Minneapolis. Snow can fall here from October to April, so the arrival of warm weather launches a full throttle, June-August celebration of arts, music, and cultural festivals (check out the Minneapolis Aquatennial, July 16-24); farmers markets (17); and fan-friendly Minnesota Twins baseball (played downtown at Target Field—ranked the top sports stadium in North America by ESPN The Magazine). Survey the vibrant scene from the new CRAVE restaurant rooftop patio near the State Theatre, then grab a bike at the nearest Nice Ride Minnesota kiosk ($5 plus trip fees) and cruise all or part of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway, a 50-mile urban trail loop. With 22 city lakes and the mighty Mississippi, playing on, in or near the water always is an option. Indoor activities center on the city’s 57 museums and the 4.2 million-square-foot Mall of America housing 520 plus stores and Nickelodeon Universe, the nation’s largest indoor family theme park.

Wow. Here is how the top ten list looked…

1. Muskoka Cottage Country, Ontario, Canada
2. Patagonia, Argentina
3. San Juan Islands, Washington
4. Minneapolis
5. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
6. Cardiff, Wales
7. Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden
8. Azores, Portugal
9. Roatan, Honduras
10. Istria, Croatia

Suck on that Portland.

(Source: National Geographic)

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  3. thetanr said: Crave IS a Minnesota based restaurant—that’s why they’re mentioned. They went corporate a few months ago and have a few stores around the nation now. But the first store is in the Galleria in Edina.
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    Midwest wins #47.
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    SERIOUSLY EVERYONE COME TO MINNEAPOLIS!
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    Seriously? Woo go Mpls!
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  11. thetanr reblogged this from stuffaboutminneapolis and added:
    article… cool.
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  17. percussivehandclaps said: Ballsy to mention a rooftop patio that hasn’t even opened. Why Crave? Isn’t it a national chain?
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    okay, i LOVE living...minnesota, but… what?!
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    I am kinda partial
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