Twin Cities Neighborhood Profiles
50th & France - Edina/Minneapolis
Nestled on the border of Minneapolis and that well manicured bastion of old money, Edina, is one of the Twin Cities' toniest shopping districts...
Downtown Minneapolis
Don't get depressed. Our downtown has great theaters, happening restaurants, new boutique hotels that are so hip it hurts. But the shopping? Not so much.
Downtown Saint Paul
For an urban district long on culture, the shopping comes up painfully short...
Excelsior
A quaint waterfront Main Street on Lake Minnetonka that offers a well-rounded afternoon of browsing....
Excelsior Boulevard - St. Louis Park/Minneapolis
This dining and shopping district has become a magnet for an eclectic mix of independent stores, both within the new Excelsior & Grand development and all along Excelsior Boulevard toward Lake Calhoun...
Grand Avenue Neighborhood - St. Paul
With its unique stores nestled in historic homes, this is widely considered the most impressive retail street in the Twin Cities...
Highland Park - St. Paul
Punch Pizza is a much bigger draw than stylish shopping, but there are a few noteworthy retail residents...
Hopkins
Mayberry got a wine bar! More than any other Main Street in the metro area, this one has been stuck in a time warp...
Hudson
This border town nestled on the west bank of the St. Croix River has become a magnet for cosmopolitan, locally owned boutiques...
Linden Hills Neighborhood - Minneapolis
There are just a handful of stores here, but you can't help falling in love with this darling urban enclave a block off Lake Harriet...
LynLake Neighborhood - Minneapolis
This urban intersection of Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue is walking distance from Uptown, but has its own unique feel...
Maple Grove
Retail nirvana or suburban hell. This is America, where civilization equals acre after acre of pavement and super-sized chain stores...
Minneapolis Warehouse District
Known for nightlife, the section of downtown Minneapolis north of the skyscrapers has plenty to offer before sunset...
Northeast - Minneapolis
Any thriving city needs that next hot area for trendsetters, and this is it...
Saint Paul
Grand Avenue is not the only place to shop in St. Paul. Drive up and down the charming streets that lack any discernable order and you'll stumble upon one cute retail corner after the next...
Selby and Snelling - St. Paul
Grittier than Grand Ave., less conventional than Highland, Selby & Snelling is fast becoming the hot retail address in St. Paul...
South Minneapolis
Shopping on 50th Street doesn't end at France Avenue...
Southdale Area - Edina
Southdale Center may be the nation's first enclosed mall, but the best shopping in this retail district is outside the mall - especially across the street at the Twin Cities' toniest center, the Galleria...
Stillwater
The ultimate day trip in the cities. Stillwater is far and away the Twin Cities' most charming downtown district...
Uptown - Minneapolis
This critical dining/shopping/entertainment/residential district lost its alternative edge sometime back in the '80s, but Lake and Hennepin is still one of the liveliest intersections in the cities...
Wayzata
When there's no time for a Palm Beach getaway, an afternoon strolling this waterfront downtown will transport you...
White Bear Lake
Gifts, gifts and more gifts are abundant in this picturesque town square.
