We Visited Minneapolis and the Reality Surprised Us
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Could this be America’s most underrated city? Our family has visited some of the most famous cities in the United States this year, but we wanted to make sure we got to explore some of the lesser-known cities as well. It’s our first time ever in Minneapolis, Minnesota and this city has really surprised us. In this video, we’ll take you through some of the reasons we think Minneapolis should be on your list. Whether you love art, food, music, shopping, luxury hotels, or theme parks, you’ll find something here that lights you up. Thanks to Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis for hosting us!
When you're done with this one, watch our 24 Hours in America's Biggest Mall video here:
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Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis
www.fourseasons.com/minneapolis/
Paisley Park
www.paisleypark.com/
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit at Lighthouse Minneapolis
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Midtown Global Market
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Rio Travelers
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Matt's Bar - Home of the Juicy Lucy
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George Floyd Global Memorial
www.georgefloydglobalmemorial...
Mill Ruins Park
www.minneapolisparks.org/park...
I wish you guys could’ve ventured a little bit into St. Paul and went to Hmong Village or Hmong Town! Or gone to Chef Yia’s restaurant . Also there’s a super fun petting zoo at a mall called Maplewood Mall that’s extremely interactive.
There’s also the Science Museum too in St. Paul which is super fun
The video was about mpls, but she could've mentioned st. Paul. I prefer mpls over st. Paul for some reason. Been living in or near mpls for 32 years now.
I was also coming to mention the amazing things in St. Paul! Probably shouldn’t talk about Matt’s bar without mentioning the Nook or the 5-8!! 😉
We live in minneapois and prefer st. paul.
I'm a 37 year resident of Minneapolis. I enjoyed your video but wish you would have said something about the lakes. Minneapolis is known as the "city of lakes" (where the Minneapolis Lakers, [now the LA Lakers] got their start) having 13 lakes within the city limits. Whether you're walking, biking or driving around them or sailing or fishing on them, we love our lakes here. We also have more bike trails than almost any city in the country except for, I think, Seattle. You can rent a bike or e-bike and ride for miles and miles.
I always suggest Minnehaha falls to friends that visit Minneapolis for the first time
I´m from the Dominican Republic and I recently went to Minneapolis for an international fellowship with other Latin American colleagues and, wao o boy, we were blown away by everything this great city offered. One thing I liked a lot where the parks and out doors nature and the easy public transportation route that takes you anywhere in the twin cities. Looking forward to re visiting it something in the future :D
Come back May 19th for Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio art fest in the country. Held in the North East arts district. Blocks and Blocks of studios, shops, restaurants, and breweries all doing events. Live music everywhere. It's amazing.
Rained out, covid, then, rainy.
As someone who lives in the twin cities, it's weird to hear Minneapolis is considered a "lesser known" city...
I think for some it is, but for others it definitely isn't lesser known.
Minneapolis is one of my favorite cities, and in my opinion, very underrated.
Two bits to highlight. Minneapolis is rated the best bicycling city in the country, and one of the top restaurant cities. (In the last 3-4 years the Twin Cities have had more finalists for the James Beard Awards then any other US cities.)
The restaurants has fallen off dramatically
…And our great outdoors wish you folks could’ve featured our city parks
Our chain of lakes and the Mississippi river ring the inner city Easy family centric bike and walking paths included
thanks for the great video just the same!
Indeed, one great thing here is how many spots there are you can find yourself in nature and yet still in the middle of the urban sprawl.
Well, the twin cities are known for the world-famous Minnesota and St.Paul Chamber Orchestras, along with the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, among other places or venues.
I am happy to see that you enjoyed your visit to my state. We do offer a lot to do for everyone.
Loved the commentary on the art museums and galleries. Very insightful!
I live here and clearly I need to get out more! Thanks for great video. 😉
Moved to Minneapolis 8 years ago and proud to call it my home. Lots of diversity, culture, and new things to explore and do. Like any city, there are bad things and places but the people here really do love and care about their home. Tons of pockets of places to explore all over the metro and suburbs. I am also always impressed by the integration of nature, paths, and parks.
Yay! So glad you guys came to MN! 😊
Great video! My husband and I travel a lot, and in 2020 we were looking for a spot to head to within a day's drive from Chicago since we couldn't fly. We checked out Duluth and Minneapolis that summer, and since then have been going back to Minneapolis during the warm months. We really like taking a stroll to see Minnehaha Park to see the falls, as well as go out to eat along the river and in Uptown. I'm so glad the Four Seasons has a rooftop pool! Since we go in the summer, we like to try and go swimming and haven't been able to find a hotel with a good rooftop pool (obv that's quite an investment considering the short window of opportunity to use a rooftop pool in Minneapolis!). Maybe next time we'll book a stay there. Beautiful family, cheers!
What's up Top Flight Family!! Thanks once again for another Top Notch adventure! I'm a huge Prince fan so this one was extra special! Paisley Park is definitely one of my bucket destinations and thank you for showing us this Iconic facility and home. I wouldn't have imagined that there is so much to do in Minneapolis but you have dispelled that theory. That was funny how Carmen wasn't havin' much of the haunted room!😆As usual, you guys find all of the greatest spots to eat! Shout to the Sean & Ella cams to showcase the eats!😁 And I want to thank you for showing us and giving us a reminder of just how far we have to go towards racial equality by taking to the George Floyd memorial. It's still hard to look at and remember but we must! So thank you so much! Well I'll say be well, be safe and see u guys in the next one! Cheers!
The Falls is really nice. I walk around there a lot with hopes that I will get a glimpse of our local Blue Heron. It's usually down in the water and you can get a really good close up view of him on the trails.
Hey TopFlight family. So many great cities right here in the U S. I’m a more casual fan than you cuz didn’t even know Prince was from Minneapolis or Paisley Park. The 4 Seasons looks great. The outdoor and indoor pool. The restaurants and the suite and en-suite looks wonderful. The juicy Lucy looks 😋. George Floyd 😢. Off the topic but look at your daughters hair 🙌🏼. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing and see you next video.
Glad you enjoyed Mpls. Next time catch a show at the Children’s Theater next to MIA or one of the many other theaters in the city. I believe per capita we are close to one of the top theater destinations!
Also next time come in the summer to enjoy a bit of #lakelife !!
Wow I live in Minnesota and was wondering what this most underrated city was 😂 love to see MN get some appreciation
Although I have visited Minneapolis before, this summer I really had a chance to explore and it is such a beautiful city.
Minneapolis is amazing! Definitely a city worth visiting
Wow it's so cool to see my hometown like this!
Yess a new video!!
Hi, Im a huge fan! Im so happy to see you guys with a new video. I hope you continue youtube and your channel is amazing. Ive been to Minneapolis before. I didn't stay long though.
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Hey Carmen! :) Actually I have never been to Minneapolis, so I guess this should be on my list - Cleveland is another city (where we live) that is underrated
I grew up there and I agree it’s a really nice city that’s small enough to navigate quickly. It’s unbearably cold for too much of the year and the ice doesn’t provide adequate snowboarding :/
Hey Carman & TFF...I whole heartedly agree; I went there in 2018 for the first time for the 4th of July, and all EVERYBODY I know asked me was why? what's in Minneapolis? my answer - Paisley Park " if thousands of people visit Graceland every year, why don't we (BLK ppl) do the same for Paisley Park..." A real sweet coworker sent a bunch of links for places of interest...I did none of that. Instead, I just let the City experiences happen...and I must tell you, it was everything. I did the VIP tour at Paisley Park and it was truly amazing ( Highly Recommended). I spent one of the BEST 4th of July EVER watching the fireworks on the Stone Arch Bridge. There's a street festival before the fireworks and it was incredible...the people were very friendly and welcoming. I also went to the Sculpture Garden which I highly recommend as well. I found a perfectly good bike on the train and gave it away to a stranger who was so humbly appreciative and grateful he gave me the best hug and rode off happy as if he just won the lottery. I fell in love with Minneapolis, and can't wait to return soon.
I truly appreciate how you touched on the diversity here. I don't hear it talked about too much. Also, I love that you talked about Midtown global market, it's one of my favorite places to get food here in Minneapolis. You guys actually went to the same place I always go, where I get orange chicken and the bubble tea. Awesome video, will definitely be subscribing!
My favorite in MIA is the Up All Night in the 1700s room that shows the effects of light type and sources and sounds over 24 hrs condensed to 7 minutes. Its amazing sitting for the entire period and always funny to me how many people walk through so quickly that they don't even notice
Most people think you just sit in the house while you are here. But there is always something to do. I used to live in the apartment building across from the hotel downtown. The people of the Twin Cites are always out and about enjoying themselves. I been here for 37 years from Mississippi. Every time I call myself moving back down south I find my way right back up here. The people don't beat around the bush about if they like you or not. They are full of love. And number one place to raise a family. All my kids are here. This is a state that believe women in children comes first. The funny thing about when I first moved here is I went to got aid and they gave me health care right away. I had never seen a doctor before. This state really cares about your health.
I like your video glad you came to Minneapolis my home town
Did I just get influenced to buy Van Gogh cushions? 😂😂😂 “incase of a hurricane”
Try visiting Grand Rapids In Michigan Its A Really Underrated City With Many Attractions Surrounding The City
I would suggest checking out Annie's Parlour in the Dinkytown section of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Call ahead to make sure they are open.
Paisley Park is in Chanhassen not Minneapolis (like 20x - 30x min away), I grew up there. Still have never been to Paisley Park myself, Prince had it locked away from the public and didn't invite the community, ever.
Owamni would've been a great restaurant to go to as well!
Been living here my whole life and been looking at moving to other cities yet most places are more expensive, with worse wages, and aren't as low crime for the size. I could go on about a lot but those are the main few factors. Yeah we have harsh winters but man are our springs and summers beautiful. We're actually considered a "climate haven" to an extent as well. We don't really have intense natural disasters too often and when we do, our infrastructure is built with flooding and intense winters in mind, so it doesn't generally hurt us for very long. Our main metro area is large and there's many suburbs near the Twin Cities that are also really affordable compared to many other similar metros as well.
We have great art, tons of music, lots of culture, lots of food, and amazing nature right in the city.
It's definitely worth a visit and Idk if I'll ever live anywhere else long-term.
I’m from Minneapolis and the crime is crazy now. I moved to South Carolina where you can rent a 3-4 bedroom house with a big yard for 1300 a month in the city. Food is way better here and I’m close to the ocean and the mountains
@@Lvl.9Turtle Everyone has preferences and different needs for their lifestyle. Crime is rising in pretty much every big city in the US, not sure if that's a specific Minneapolis thing.
I'm really just comparing to other bigger cities. Jobs here are great, lots of fortune 500 companies, really walkable, affordable compared to somewhere with similar business opportunities. There's not really too many areas around Minneapolis I'd be scared to walk in.
Idk, for my career and life options it was Denver, Seattle, or Minneapolis. The other cities are kind of hard to justify in terms of price. I would love to consider places like SC but the jobs pay literally almost 35% less in some of those areas for my field and aren't nearly as walkable/bikable.
Different strokes.
Lived here my whole life. Glad you enjoyed yourself
Who would have thought that Minneapolis has so many positive experiences to offer. ❣
It’s a wealthy state. Of course they have stuff to do.
I live there and grew up there. I suppose a city is never so exciting to natives as to visitors. But I would rank it behind places like San Francisco or New York. It does not have the frightening homeless problem and people camping on the sidewalks and using parks as toilets. That is one advantage. But still, it does not seem so exciting to me as a native.I feel safer here than IO would in Chicago, LA or NYC. NYC was nicer under Guiliani and not as nice under the DeBlasioi government. They need to clean up the crime. So, one should not expect too much from the TC. But not too little.
It’s truly an amazing city!
Thanks for the great review our city!
🥰yes, I'm still/always will be a Prince fan.
Best video this Minneapolitan has seen to help bust the cold / Fargo / Scandinavian stereotype. Will share!
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Minneapolis and St. Paul are very diverse. If you wanna see more diversity, I suggest you step into St. Paul.
I live here, but I'm not from here. The Twin Cities affords an easy life, for the most part (great economy), but it also snowed today, October 14th. Keep this in mind as winter can stretch from late October to late April (there can still be 10+ inches of snow on the ground in late April) so make sure you come at the right time or dress accordingly. Btw, the MIA museum (Minneapolis Institute of Art) is great, best museum in town, hands down.
There is snow on the ground into mid May.
Oh please! It barely snowed and the snow was gone by the afternoon. It was almost 60 degrees today and will be 70 this weekend. The weird surprise weather changes are part of the fun of living here ☀️♥️
@@franklinpembleton The weird surprise weather changes are part of the shit of living here.
Nice video.
Thanks so much!
Shhh.. Don't tell everybody ;) It's a great place to live, work and be a part-time musician. Only complaints are the length of winter and lack of mountains.
Next year you should do 23 ISLANDS 🏝 🎉❤
Wonderful to visit, but living here and trying to set roots down is very hard.
Why do you say that
Minnesota is ranked near #1 for the happiest state in the nation year after year after year. I didn't know how great Minnesota was until I moved away (and then back). As other commenters have noticed, while the video is great, you actually haven't even hardly touched about how amazing Minnesota is. There really is so much more. You have to visit the government website Explore Minnesota in order to start really getting the idea. In my not so humble opinion, the best thing about Minnesota is the lakes. Stay at a few different lake resorts during the summer months and you may just wonder why everyone doesn't just move to Minnesota. Thanks to the typical public perception that we are frozen 12 months a year, we have been able to keep Minnesota the treasure that it is. One question - is there a way to close the curtains when showering? I'd be concerned about being the target of a good pair of binoculars. And, yes, there are men that would wait for hours for the opportunity...
you missed the lakes!!
Visit Sheboygan
Beautiful in the winter
Shhh. Don’t tell everyone. We just have corn out here. Corn and ice. It’s just flyover country. Shhhh.
Hi I live in Minneapolis and it's okay
It is by far!
Mostly showing the hotel.. How about the parks, theater district, Nicollet Island, Mill District, etc.
Paisley park is not in Minneapolis?
It's outside the city about a half hour in Chanhassen. Safer there than downtown by 300% at least.
i love my home, never moving out of minnesota
I've been here since 2017, currently doing quantum computing hardware PhD research. This showed up on my feed lol.
Top 3 city in the country! Very underrated! Thanks for the video
Come back 'round February.
❤🍵🍵🍵🍵❤⭐👸👸⭐💘🌻🌻thank for sharing👍✌💘
Guthrie theater is a great place to see plays.
Grand Rapids Michigan.
It is an ok city. Just don't drive a car. You may get it stolen or car jacked.
recognized IMMEDIATELY as a hometown st. paul/minneapolis suburbs minnesotan.
Hello I am Kenny from Rochester mn
you seem to have a nice and happy family, kudos. I've been to Minneapolis, Minn on many occasions for business and it seems like a nice quaint city for a visit or two, but I will leave it at that!
I live here. Couple of things: 1) Matt’s is not the accepted birth of the Juicy Lucy. Many claim 5-8 Grill was first. :) 2) bummed you didn’t hit up anywhere in St. Paul and 3) Grain belt? Really? Minneapolis has a record number of excellent beers (Indeed, Surly, etc.)…Grain Belt is not one of them.
Totally disagree on the Jucy Lucy thing, Matt's is absolutely accepted as the birth place😅
I love Minneapolis. It's my home away from home. I lived there from 2013 to 2021. I left because of the crime uptick and moved to Tampa, major downgrade for me. If they can get the gun violence under control, I'd love to come back.
I live in Minneapolis and have my whole life, the crime has improved a lot. You’re welcome back whenever you’d like!
@@BoomaLamba you sure its improved?
@@BoomaLamba LOL no it hasn't. They approached 100 murders last year not including the other crime and junkies hanging out currently. St Paul is slightly better but not by a lot. I reside here.
I feel its been going down since last fall but yes summer 2022 was still pretty rough.
I cant believe you guys were in Minneapolis and I didn't know .
Anything you can see in the Twin Cities you can see somewhere else plus lots more interesting things. And it does not seem as safe as it did when I grew up there. I cannot think of any great book ever written about the Twin Cities. There are lots about the famous coastal cities, plus poetry, art, music, etc.
Crime and homeless have been a huge problem last few years.
NO STAY AWAY!! ITS VERY COLD BRR
Lesser known city? But yes, it is great here.
No. It gets to 20 below. I know I live here and can’t wait to escape.
Hey I live there
We live here but are moving because of the rampant crime and lawlessness. You don't want to go anywhere near downtown at night. Before you get mugged or carjacked you will get to experience violent. psychotic homeless people defecating on the sidewalk, large groups of vagrants in full contact knock down fights with not a cop in sight and if you are lucky you may get a chance to test your reaction time by dodging stray bullets from a gang dispute. We used to love going to MPLS for concerts, shows, dining and sporting events but it is no longer worth risking your life do dine at Ruth's Chris steakhouse or to see a Wolves game. It is very sad. This used to be a great city until it was ruined in the last 3 years by completely incompetent leadership.
That sucks to hear. I was gonna celebrate New Years there. Any recommendations?
@@lav7161 Don't go. Unless something drastically changes, DT Minneapolis sadly is not a safe place anymore especially on a holiday where people may have a few drinks and are vulnerable to the unhindered criminal element...
@@lav7161 Key West. Really. Go to Key West.
Bro I live in Mpls, right outside downtown. Wont lie that crime has gone up as has general riff raff but I NEVER seen anyone defecating on a sidewalk or anything like that. I have HEARD shootings, sadly, but I never seen one. In most cases, if you keep to yourself, use common sense and awareness and dont go looking for trouble, you are fine. Tired of people from the suburbs and rural MN and even within Minneapolis, fearmongering.
Y'all are acting like its a warzone, it just shows how sheltered you are.
The same goes for Chicago too. You visit Chicago and stay out of bad neighbourhoods, 99% of time you will be okay.
It is great but it does have winter - and they are brutal.
Yeah I’m in no rush to visit in winter 😂😂
Weakling.
@@TopFlightFamily Don't count us out in the winter. Because we're used to it, there is a ton here to do in the winter too.
Being outside in the cold can be pleasant if you're prepared for it. Wear synthetic or Marino wool socks. Not cotton. That's a game changer in itself. Wear layers. No really. Long underwear under a pair of jeans will keep you toasty. Don't wear gloves. Wear mittens. Your base layers shouldn't be cotton either. Cotton holds moisture. You will sweat under your clothes. Then you'll get cold and be miserable. Cover your ears and head, again with something synthetic, or wool. Wear coats that seal up. The wind is cold and if it can blow under your coat, you may as well not be wearing it.
You can be outside for hours in the cold. You just need to do it right. If you half ass it, you will regret it. It's not a fashion show. Unless you were born here. It's 34F right now and I'm in a t-shirt and light pants.
@@herranton I grew up in Miami and I love Minneapolis in winter, as long as theres a fresh coat of snow. The winters are nowhere near as bad as they make it out to be.
St Paul is the Home of the Juicy Lucy.
I live in the Minneapolis Metro and just a warning to anyone who's considering visiting don't go to the downtown area after dark the crime has gotten really bad there in the last few years.
Just don't go outside at night.
Or daytime.
Minneapolis use to be awesome..
I grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from the U. Unfortunately I do not recognize the place when I visit anymore. Stayed with a friend in 2018 in a condo on Lagoon where security guard was shot and killed over the weekend. Businesses boarding up and still closing right and left, carjacking, shootings, etc. You now have to have a clerk unlock a case to buy shampoo at Walgreens Uptown and Target downtown. It's really sad.
Our wonderful home, Minnesota has always been underrated. As for me, I’m fine with that. I do not want to see a lot of people coming here and turning it into shit. We want you to come.. just not all of you. And definitely don’t be coming here and acting like Eagles fans.
Prince's house is a nice thing to visit, but it is a bit far out of town in the suburbs. My family tends to stay in the suburbs and avoid downtown, and we have lived in the TC since the fifties. It was better before. It is not as bad as some notorious cities that have a worsening reputation, but it could be better.
Yo! This video should focus on the twin city's... plus that spot that prince lived in Is like new brighten or Brooklyn park... not in Minneapolis. I'm still early in the vid but I'm gonna bet Some stuff they cover here is going to be "twin cities " saint paul is our cap but being the "twin" city's we share all with Minneapolis kinda like this st Paul industry Minneapolis more entertainment clubs restaurant ect but the work gets Done I. St paul
The problem is that there has been increases in all sorts of crimes in the past few years, including car jacking, shootings, robberies, riots. The result is that downtowns in the Twin Cities have much fewer visitors than once. There has be demoralization of the police and people do not feel as safe as they used to. Lockmakers have been working to capacity because of the fear of crime. Minnesota is a place that used to be nice to live in. Now people are not so certain. That includes crimes in the Mall of America and on the light rail trains. So, thanks for praising the Twin Cities, but it might have been nicer a few years ago. The death of George Floyd and some other shootings and deaths seem to have started a decline. And the politicians have contributed by not doing as much as they could to solve the problems.
Great place to visit but wouldn’t want to live there
I love Minnesota
I have been to Minneapolis and it’s not that great, traffic is horrible, crime is out of control, oh yeah summer is like one week long then it’s gets cold really cold. So don’t waste your time and visit somewhere worth while.
It's cool that you mentioned Mpls can "light you up" because I got shot multiple times there.
So yeah, accurate.
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I was born and raised in Minnesota. I've always lived south of the cities, but as much as I always loved Minneapolis and St. Paul, things have definitely changed. The crime rate is through the roof and Minneapolis is not somewhere I would be after dark. Most definitely not with kids.
MPLS does have a lot of things to do but unfortunately the city has gone downhill with crime and the influx of many homeless coming here. Don't go out at night and careful on any bus or rail as there has been many assaults and worse.
Let's go to a city with a revolving door on its jail
Ok you can visit but then go home
it's not underrated.....don't come to minnesota. i know i live there, i wouldn't go if i were other people.
The key word is visit. I wouldn't recommend a one way ticket to MSP.