Why go
The Guthrie Theater brings live performance to the riverfront, while the Minneapolis Institute of Art rewards a broad gallery visit. The Walker Art Center offers a different focus on contemporary work. Pick the experience that suits your interests and time, then allow for travel across the city.
The route, stop by stop
Times are planning estimates. Unknown visit durations start at an editable 30 minutes; access is checked separately.
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Guthrie Theater
The Guthrie combines live theater with striking public views over the Minneapolis riverfront. A brief visit can focus on its viewing spaces; a performance is a separate evening plan.
Explore Walk · 46 min · Estimated
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Mia is the city’s broad collection museum, with art from many periods and regions in a 1915 Beaux-Arts building. It suits a focused indoor visit as well as a longer museum afternoon.
ExploreWalk · 27 min · Estimated
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Walker Art Center
The Walker centers modern and contemporary art, performance and film near downtown. Pair its changing indoor program with the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden if the weather allows.
ExploreWalk · 79 min · Estimated
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Lyndale Park
Beside Lake Harriet, Lyndale Park brings together formal gardens and a bird sanctuary. It is a useful change of pace from the lakeside paths nearby.
ExploreWalk · 113 min · Estimated
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Mill City Museum
Set inside the Washburn A Mill ruins, this museum explains how flour milling built the Minneapolis riverfront. The Flour Tower and rooftop make the industrial story tangible.
ExploreWalk · 77 min · Estimated
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Powderhorn Park
Powderhorn Park is a neighborhood green space centered on its small lake. It works best for a relaxed walk or a recreation stop rather than a landmark tour.
ExploreWalk · 93 min · Estimated
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The Bakken Museum
Near Bde Maka Ska, the Bakken explores electricity and innovation through hands-on exhibits. Its mansion and medicinal garden add a quieter counterpoint to the experiments inside.
ExploreWalk · 144 min · Estimated
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Al's Breakfast
This fourteen-stool Dinkytown counter makes breakfast a close-up view of Minneapolis diner life. Come for food cooked in front of you, with room in the morning for a possible wait.
ExploreWalk · 56 min · Estimated
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First Avenue & 7th St Entry
Two live-music rooms share a landmark downtown building. Pick a show in the main room or smaller 7th St Entry, then look for performers' silver stars outside.
ExploreWalk · 18 min · Estimated
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Basilica of Saint Mary
This grand Catholic church on Hennepin Avenue is a landmark beside Loring Park. Its Beaux-Arts form and early twentieth-century history reward a look even during a short architecture walk.
ExploreWalk · 35 min · Estimated
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Hennepin Theatre District
Walk the downtown Hennepin Avenue theater blocks for historic facades and public art. This is a street-level look at the district, with interiors best seen through a booked show.
ExploreWalk · 19 min · Estimated
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State Theatre
The restored State Theatre is a 1921 performance venue on downtown Hennepin Avenue. Its interior is best experienced at a show, while the marquee anchors a theater-district walk.
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