Minneapolis Overview | An informative introduction to the Mill City
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- This is a short overview of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis is the coldest major city in the United States. In this Minneapolis Overview, learn about its history, population, skyline, tallest building, food, parks, museums and unique aspects in this video. Thank you for watching: Minneapolis Overview | What you should know about The Mill City
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What did you find most interesting about Minneapolis?
whether DVD is available.... all cities i am intrested
The Chain of Lakes and music scene, including First Avenue and Palace Theater (St. Paul).
Crime Rate is super high
The most interesting thing about Minneapolis is the old 1867
FLOUR MILL.
The river is so beautiful.
The skyline is the 👌 best.
I live in Mn
The state capitol in Saint Paul has the second largest self supporting dome in the world after Saint Peters Basilica
*self-supporting stone dome
Gol Gumbaz is bigger
It also has a 1/100 safety rating for crime rate (100being safest)
@@Soylent2024 which is made from masonry
The metrodome was taken down a few years ago, until you’re refferring to the cathedral/bascilica
The parks in Minneapolis really are a treasure, so well maintained.
I agree about the skyway's downside, empty sidewalks with no exterior access to businesses. I get why but it's not great for tourism. Still, overall really great city.
Yeah I recently moved back to Minneapolis and have been reminded of how beautiful the parks are. Thanks for the comment!
I'm from Minnesota, and actually moving back soon, MN is literally the butthole of winter in the US, the skyway is an engineering marvel, it's literally hamster tunnels connecting most of downtown for miles so you don't have to go outside, if the streets are empty it's probably because is freezing outside and maybe you should make use of it :)
It was really great until they went soft on crime. And winter sucks, luckily there are lots of free outdoor skating rinks and cleared bike trails.
The parks are full of homeless people living in tents! Don't lie to people!
the parks are where you go to set up tents with the homeless or buy drugs for the last couple years now, "GREAT"?
Other things you could have mentioned is Minneapolis's vibrant music scene (give a shout out to First Ave), and that it's one of the most bike-friendly cities in the US
Home of Prince, as is First Ave
Lmao first Ave cancelled Dave Chappelle. Minnesota is the home of woke leftist mob
yes not to mention rampant crime and shootings! 😀
@@anthonybenjamin4311 exactly, weird liberals think it's paradise when it's becoming a 2nd Chicago
First avenue is full of SJWs, I live downtown Minneapolis and the wealth inequality gap is laughable how liberal the city is yet it’s extremely segregated between black community and white community. People are on street corners begging for money everywhere.
As someone who lived in the Twin Cities for nearly 40 years and was born and raised in Minneapolis I really appreciate how you've done this video. It's very respectful without being biased. It is also very fact filled and one of the most truthful videos I've ever seen about Minneapolis.
Wow, that means a lot! Thank you!
@@CityGeek ya that had to be bias about the cities now days
Musician in Minneapolis here. The scene is really incredible and diverse… virtually something for every taste. Local musicians can work regularly and sell out local venues while also affording a decent quality of life. Prince definitely permeated the city with his sound and influence. Go see the legendary Combo at Bunkers Bar every Sunday night :)
Agreed, I think a majority of bars and restaurants have live music in the Twin Cities, it is basically standard. Even at some breakfast places. Live music is very appreciated and supported.
how do u get venues btw? Im tryna do sum similar to that
Where do you play, usually?
- From Eden Prairie
@@Phizzo4real I do digital music, but I do play Trombone as a Jazz musician - From Richfield
@@MischieviousJirachi whoa... someone was asking if there is a Jazz bar/club in the Twin cities... please tell me this is so.... u are a unicorn 🤣🤣🤣
I love living here because it's like a small town inside a big city. The Mary Tyler Moore Show wasnt mentioned and she's very famous in Minneapolis. There's a Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown.
Yeah I used to live in the twin cities and I loved it too! I didn’t know that about Mary Tyler Moore so thanks for pointing that out!
That's true! I forgot about that too.
@@CityGeek yes at the beginning of the shows intro when she tossed up her hat, I believe that's on Hennepin ave. Great video, I've lived here my entire life. You touched on a lot of awesome Minneapolis stuff. Jucy Lucy's best at Matt's Bar!
Probably because the vast majority of viewers are under 30 and would have no idea who Mary Tyler Moore was...
@@katiemilady197 had my first a couple years ago even though i live near it and my grandmas house was 1 block away we were poor and never really ate out wasn't impressed
Looks like a beautiful city with all those parks.
Greetings from Mexico 😄
It really is!
The producers did a good job of hiding the homeless people's tents... They're EVERYWHERE!
@@davidhollandholland528 looool, that's an exaggeration
@@ANTIStraussian no he is not its getting worse and worse even when in 2020 they started putting them in hotels that me as a taxpayer cant even afford just to get them off of the street
@@danhard8440start crying 🤣 now. 🥶
I’ve lived in the twin cities area for more than three quarters of my life, and you got a lot right! We do have a lot of cool museums, parks, and theaters. The spirit and atmosphere of Minneapolis is super impressive and I love it here.
A few things to note though as a local,
1: We accept the cold, and even enjoy it at times! It’s not that bad after a while.
2: Minneapolis style pizza isn’t impossible to eat, it just takes know-how! ;)
3: Fried cheese curds are delicious. Nothing more needs to be said.
4: We also have the largest airport in the upper Midwest. It is the HQ of Sun Country Airlines, and a hub of Delta Airlines!
5: If you can handle a bit of cold, you will love it here in Minneapolis/Minnesota. There are amazing experiences, food, and atmosphere in both twin cities. And Minnesota nice isn’t just a stereotype, everyone I’ve met here is awesome!
Minnesota nice is a euphemism. The people are assholes
Number three: The tots.
Great video. I also love the skyline. Really nice density and beauty. Really impressive at night.
Thank you! And I totally agree that it’s a really impressive skyline at night
Several new high rises on the way as well. Might have to come back for a visit in a few years to see the progress.
Minneapolis is a beautiful city. It is clean, safe, and has everything any person would want or need. No limited, bad publicity will ever be able to bring Minneapolis down. All Minnesotans should take pride in their largest city.
Yeah I think it's a great city!
I don't know about safe but 9k
This comment aged like milk
@@Idontknow46262 Compared to other metro areas it’s size yeah it’s safe.
Declining in safety
The skyline is most impressive.
Driving on hwy 35W past US Bank Stadium at about Sunset. 🌇
Just absolutely beautiful 🥰.
Great place to get a feel for all four seasons. ☀️🍁❄️🌧️
Cultures are greatly diverse.
Love it!
Thanks for doing this video 😊
I completely agree with all of that! We recently moved back to Minneapolis and love it here. Thanks for the comment!
another good spot is 35w between cnty rd. 42 and Burnsville Blvd. going north just before sunset
I've only been able to live in Memphis and visit other cities in the South. Minneapolis is one fascinating city that I'd love to visit if i had the chance.
I have lived here for many years and didn’t know a bunch of these cool things! Can’t wait to check out some of these cool places!
It’s a great city! Hopefully you haven’t waited this long to try the cheese curds 🤤
Worked there for a month and it’s a dope ass city. If I ever leave Houston Minneapolis will be my next choice
That’s a good way to put it! I’d also be happy to move back there
I'm considering moving there, I have heard good things. I'm from Atlanta, which I like and I hear Minneapolis has comparable things minus being in the south and the temperature of course.
houston to minneapolis is a WILD move weather wise lol
@@paterson90 meh I lived there 30 years meh. I like many other cities better
@@user-vr3mr5eu7y where Minneapolis or Atlanta?
Nice video. I think you could have added the Midtown Greenway bike/ped pathway, Minneapolis' impressive network of bike connections and it's constant rank near the top as one of the best cities to bike ride in America. Would love to see you edit this video to simply add a shot of the amazing cantilever bridge feature of the Guthrie Theater, which offers the most amazing views of the Mississippi River (and access to that along with the bars and restaurants in the theater are free - you don't need to have a ticket to a show to explore this beautiful building). But thanks for featuring Mpls in your series!!!
Thank you! And thanks for the feedback! This was one of my first videos I made and I would certainly do some things differently if I made it today. I may have to make an updated Minneapolis video.
Don't forget about all the homeless people wondering around, living in tents... That may be some information a tourist would like to know.
@@davidhollandholland528 every major city has a homeless population. but thank you for blessing us with your insight
Nice presentation. Thanks for mentioning "hotdish" which is a standard here. The lakes and Mississippi river have AWESOME parks (including areas of island/habitat restoration.) Everyone LOVES the skyways (especially in cold or rainy weather!) The Stone Arch Bridge is gorgeous and is great for walking and cycling with really beautiful views.
ya my family called it goulash lol
so excited to move to minneapolis this month!
for the most part its nice depending where you live but the woke politics is kinda destroying it
We are moving in a couple of months!!! I’m a Republican so I’ll be hoping to spread some good ideas in the area. 😅
@@ebg3624 What a presumptuous thing to say.
Thanks for making me appreciate my city a little more
Such an awesome video about my home city! Everyone should know about MOA, but did you know that in Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis, sits the Southdale Center which is the location of the first ever Mall in the world! There are some really coll plaques and displays up about it throughout the whole center!
MOA, where local gangs go to terrorize the shoppers and ransack the cars in the parking lots.
You just blew my mind, I grew up in the twin cities, been living in San Francisco but moving back, and will live in Edina, been to Southdale lots my whole life, had no idea it was history
First outdoor mall :)
ya it even says in google about it
as a teen in the 80's i used to go hang out there
Southdale and Ridgedale were my favorite places back in the 80's. I'm kind of a mallphile, mallophile? I don't think there is a word for that, but they are both some of my favorite malls I've ever visited.
I love the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden! Older viewers may recognize the Crystal Court from the Mary Tyler Moore opening.
Yeah it’s amazing! I made a trip there just this past week
Yeah it’s amazing! I made a trip there just this past week
Remember when it had a Woolworths with a lunch counter
@@IMEMINE. the one down town? i went there as a kid
When you have to move away from MN you always want to move back. The people are also just wonderful!!
Fantastic fishing in and around the Twin Cities also 😉
MY FAVORITE CHANNEL, i'LL TAKE MY TIME TO WATCH ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS, THANKS FOR SHARING
Wow, thank you!
I live in the Twin Cities and I have to say this is very accurate great video!Also why aren’t you bigger you certainly deserve to be a huge youtuber!
Wow, that’s really kind of you! Thanks for that comment and I’m glad you thought the video was accurate!
minneapolis is such an awesome city!!
I totally agree!
Not according to all the people that left the shit hole over the past 2 years...
@@davidhollandholland528 you talked to all of them?
Don't forget, TWIN cities. Really should mention St. Paul too. They are so intertwined.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention all the beautiful music spots. Like orchestra hall for example, I believe it is one of the best in the world
Thanks for the nice video on Miniapolis.Recently I visited the city and lived there for 3 summer months from August to October 2023.
A very beautiful city with all worthy things in one city - Lakes , Forests , Mills, Theatres, Music , museums,, malls , sports , marine sports , food , beer , skyline , sky walk , Observation deck( Foshay tower),waterfalls , forts , farmer’s markets , giant grain elevators , industries and you name it you have it .
Above all a very friendly people in a calm city with priere plains and beautiful bluffs.
With so much reluctance I left the city for India , my native country.
Got to say as someone who lived here all his life it still amazes me how Beautiful Minnesota is and some things that I might not think are special are so special to Minnesota great video even tho some things were missed though I understand not cramping to much stuff in.
Thank you! It is a beautiful city.
"As someone who has never been outside of Minnesota, Minnesota is the best place on earth." - Minnesotans
Accurate.
until you do live somewhere else and realize it isn't
I've lived In Minnesota my entire life and had tattertot hotdish maybe twice and literally never heard of "Minneapolis style pizza".
Me too. It's called party sliced
@@johngalush8790aka Tavern Style in Chicago.
We live in Wisconsin & are heading up to Mall of America this weekend, we always stop in at our favorite pizza place after shopping🍕🍕 A Slice of Ny on Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis..their pizza is AMAZING & staff & owners are super friendly...
Thanks. I live in Minneapolis and it's my favorite city. You should do a video about Phoenix, AZ also and some Texas cities
why is it your favorite city?
Well information.
Thanks!
I live near Minneapolis and didnt know its history. P.S. : I like the Purple and Yellow in the thumbnail
Nice! I used to live near Minneapolis as well. And I’m glad you like the very intentional purple and yellow thumbs nail 😉
Nice!
Fun fact about the Mall of America: they don't heat the mall in winter. The mall is heated entirely by body heat and the various equipment that runs there every day.
No mention of University of Minnesota? Its a huge integral part of the city and one of the best parts of town for food
Here’s are some preliminary temperature numbers for January 2022:
10.4 degrees average temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport through Sunday
Minus 5.8 degrees vs. average in the Twin Cities (through Sunday)
14 subzero nights in the Twin Cities
16 nights at or below zero so far this winter (seasonal average is 23)
7 nights at or below minus 10 in the Twin Cities
Minus 17 degrees, coldest temperature recorded at MSP airport (Jan. 7)
Most of Minnesota is running between 5 and 10 degrees colder than average.
Aww them are some lovely temps
Hmph! When I was going to grade school in Maplewood (St. Paul suburb) in the 1960s, the official all time record low for the Twin Cities registered 34 degrees below zero Fahrenheit-- "34 below!" Luckily, no wind. The lowest windchill I ever heard of while I lived there was negative 93! Buses and schools all on time.
I lived in #Richfield most of my days and no cap I need my cold -30 days in the winter. Call me crazy I guess but I love Mpls MN
@@micaveli2694 Ay shoutout richfield I used to live there too fr it’s gotta be my favorite area
Minneapolis is tropical compared to Winnipeg....
I think it’s cool that here is also the first indoor mall
Yeah that is a cool fact about the area!
the movie Fargo probably deserves a mention for famous movies filmed in/around Minneapolis, although only part of it, so I could see why you left it out too
Yeah Fargo probably would have been worth still including though. Thanks for the feedback!
If you love fishing, you will love Minnesota. I live in a north suburb. There are three sporting good stores with live bait within 10 blocks of my home, and at least three more gas stations that sell bait in that radius. I can get in my truck and be at a lake with a place to plunk down a chair and start fishing within about 20 minutes from damn near any town in the state. And for you hard core outdoors folks... don't forget the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. I moved here from the Catskill's in '79. Hope to be buried here, hopefully a long time from now. By the way, if you are a recreational pilot, there are dozens of airports here. Best place to fly safe, flat as a pancake and plenty of roads and soy bean fields for that untimely landing.
Minnesota winters are worth it when we get to live in such an amazing city.
Other things to note:
The music scene! First Ave, The Cabooze, Turf Club -- sooo many iconic small venues.
The multiculturalism of the city - we have the highest Somali population outside of Somalia, a large Asian (particularly Vietnamese) population, Latinx, black, Scandinavian, etc.
Food!! Restaurants like Owamni (Native American w/completely decolonized menu), Eat Street and Cedar-Riverside areas
Loved the video - I really do love living here (for the most part).
Thank you! It’s a great place to live
@@CityGeek Thank you for the video! It is difficult to make a short video about the Twin Cities that includes everything, but our diversity would be the top thing I'd have added, followed by the local universities, music scene, public transit, and state fair.
Minneapolis is also home to the largest urban Native American communities (Little Earth- though officially/legally it is not a reservation). Being one of the most diverse metro areas in the US makes the food, music, theater and arts scenes better. Minneapolis consistently ranks as having the highest quality of life compared to other major US cities
@@stephanie8560 Thanks for sharing all of that! As a new resident of the metro I agree that its a great place to live.
@@CityGeek Welcome! I've lived a lot of places, Minneapolis is by far the best.
The most annoying thing about the cold is driving/maintaining a car, esp. if you don't have indoor parking. The cold itself never bothered me, even though I walk to work-I just wear ridiculous amounts of layers.
Anyway, glad you are here, hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
@@stephanie8560 Thank you! I'm looking forward to it all!
Simply the best metro in the US
It’s my favorite that I’ve had the chance to live in thus far. Thanks for the comment!
Mpls. is included in the top 10 cities people are leaving due to it becoming a democrat shithole.
how is it the best metro? Im close to getting mugged anytime I walk downtown.
Great city, born and raised in Richfield/Bloomington and lived there until I joined the Corps. ,,,,ya don't ya know....
Don't forget the intro to The Mary Tyler Moore Show filmed around Minneapolis, including the IDS center. And, seriously, don't forget the indie rock scene, so, so famous, spawning Husker Du, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Babes in Toyland, Rifle Sport, The Cows
We also have the lowest unemployment of any state ever.
Also you can totally eat the square pizza with your hands, it's just messy!
I'm a Minneapolis native and I always ask to have my pizzas cut into wedges. I hate the little squares
Coming into town to tourist for a few days later this week. Thanks again for making a great video about the Twin Cities-can’t wait!
👋 hey thank you 😊
I think you should add a small segment that mentions each city’s nickname(s). I believe Minneapolis is nicknamed the Twin City due to its nearness to St. Paul. Thanks!
Thanks for the idea! I recently tried to do a couple videos where I talk about their nicknames but they didn’t gain a lot of traction. Maybe including that topic in one of these overview videos would be the way to go though.
I’ve read that it was initially for a different town then eventually adopted to be the two largest cities separated by the Mississippi River.
Murderapolis?
The nickname for Mpls l'm familiar with is "Mill City" for all the grain elevators seen in Southeast Mpls and south along Hiawatha Ave, and overlooking the Mississippi adjacent to downtown.
Reminds me of Calgary
Should have included the UMN campus, otherwise great vid 👍
Thank you!
Can you do Chicago pls🤔
hey can you do a video about its neigheor saint paul minnasota???????????????
Planning on it 👍
Bike trail system is par excellence
Cool place to visit in the summer. Brutal 6-8 month long winters
YOU should include Fargo in the list of movies you mentioned !!
Even though Fargo is in North Dakota
@@smnbrgss There are many scenes from that movie filmed in MPLS
would love to see a video about Des Moines, the knockoff Minneapolis as it were.
Fun fact: basically no Minnesotans eat juicy Lucy's. Primarily tourists eat them.
But hot dish is a true Minnesota staple. Tater tot hot dish with spicy Italian sausage is an elite dish
“Pizza you can’t eat with your hands” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IM SO CONFUSED
You should say the number of floors the building have to
That's a good idea! Thanks for the suggestion!
Live Minneapolis for 20 years I hate winter cold temperatures -15
ONLY-15°F.......Back in the 70's...it would get to-50's w/o Windchill.
Don't diss our party pizza like that! 😁
Lol. It tastes great but it's hard to eat!
You should go to West Edmonton Mall
I hope to someday!
Why do I want to move to this amazing city?
Ever do St Paul
I live here
I'm a sound geek and you need a pop filter ;) Or point the mic towards your eyes to avoid those pesky plosives hitting the diaphragm.
Thanks Daniel! This is actually one of my oldest videos and I’ve made some sound improvements since then. It’s probably still not great but it’s at least a lot better than the audio in this video 😊
The bike trails are great, the softness on crime is ruining the city though, picking up the name, Minne-crapo-lis. Graffiti, trash, needles, homeless, shootings, car theft, fights, loitering, etc. The original st Anthony falls was nearer to st. paul according to a national park ranger. The gold medal park is silly and the USA bank stadium is hideous and creates a lot of light pollution, but MIA is amazing. The Mall of America is quite a ways from downtown and is in Bloomington, MN.
LOL, LOITERING
@@phoenixpills that's the a good reason businesses downtown are hurting and why target is reconstructing it's entrance. Bad people hanging around outside that corner.
Yeah, i've heard the crime is getting out of control! Its sad really, such a beautiful city.
All lakes are NATURAL. Unlike ALL the lakes around the Texas cities.
Jimmy Fallon is the reason I wanna go lol
Shout out to all my dogs where are all my dogs at little homies that’s what’s up holler looya holler back little homies
I’m sorry, you mean “casserole” is an incorrect way to say “hot dish.”
When I saw the cover photo of Minneapolis I thought it was Philadelphia...
How about St. Paul?
It’s on the list 😊
Umm, how are you gonna mention “jingle all the way” but not Fargo?
RIP The Metrobowl.
Ever heard of the movie Fargo? Way more famous than the two you reference.
Yeah I should have included it. Thanks for the feedback!
Fargo was in Minneapolis for like 2 scenes. It was out in the boonies for most of it.
you should have mentioned that the IDS leans ALOT🤣😂
So many annoying right wingers on these Minneapolis videos.
And the police precinct that mysteriously burned down
The front entrance was scorched by a fire lit outside, and the inside of it was ransacked. Didnt burn down
I found it most interesting you cant eat a square piece of pizza with your hands lol :P
I live in Minnesota and he is not Erin Minneapolis is buetiful I live close to it and the mall of America is the best mall I went there a few months ago and if you want to move to Minnesota the cold will be challenging for the first 3 to 4 years but soon enough you get used to under 0 degrees temps everday in the winter
Purple rain........ the Olympic capitol of the USA
Square Pizza is impossible to eat with your hands? We do it all the time! Did you use a fork? omg
That’s not a park, that’s a mini-mall lol
Are you ever going to cover the big cities ?
That Was Then... This Is Now, Graffiti Bridge, Drop Dead Fred, Grumpy Old Men, Mallrats, Feeling Minnesota, Jingle All The Way
Another under the radar film from 1993,Twenty Bucks. From what I remember it was pretty good and had a well known cast.
891 castle.
The Freemasons that stole these buildings 🎩 hide the equipment down below like national treasure movie.
No mention of the Crime Statistics. The under staffed Police Force.
Fargo movie
I was in Minneapolis for over 40 years, and there is nothing about this “Juicy Lucy” burger. Stick to something ancestral, like lefse for chrissakes.
You should of show north Minneapolis one of the best city to live at.
You can’t make a video on all the cool stuff without mentioning any of the bad like how it is also nicknamed murderapolis
He did show that the most famous sculpture is a heroin spoon, so....
Murderapolis is a nickname from over 30 years ago dork. It's hardly relevant in 2023. Minneapolis/Minnesota has some of the best HDI metrics in the country.
Mall rat's you missed that when mentioning minnesota movies
Good catch! Thanks for the feedback!
All the areas mentioned in the video are now very dangerous to visit. About the only place mentioned here that is not in a danger zone is the chain of lakes in South Minneapolis. However, Lake Calhoun is very close to Uptown which has become a major crime zone so I wouldn't venture too far from the lake itself. The Mall of America is not as bad as downtown and where the museums are located, but it's still pretty bad.
when was the last time you were outside? these places aren't dangerous to visit. Uptown definitely went downhill from 2019 but you can still walk around just fine
Make sure you keep your wallet in your front pocket when you visit!
Yeah except the crime...it's a democrat run city and is getting overrun with crap policy. As someone who lives in the suburbs and used to work in down town MPLS...I do NOT miss that place at all and what it has become.