a website for curious travelers
Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories to help you explore the USA. Start your American travel adventure at https://explorationvacation.net/exploring-usa/
Last time I was at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden there was snow on the ground. It’s a little different today. It is cool inside the glass house, where Gehry’s graceful fish leaps above cheerful water Read More …
Somewhere along the way a formal garden was added to Loring Park. Next post: Minnehaha Falls Exploring Minneapolis
Peavy Plaza sits at the far end of Nicollet Mall (or maybe just Nicollet, since they allow cars on it again) creating a watery oasis in front of Orchestra Hall. Next post: There’s a Garden Read More …
In line with my thinking the other day, we start our tour of Minneapolis at the dramatic new Guthrie Theater, which sits amid a plethora of luxury condos and apartments in the revitalized Saint Anthony Read More …
Not sure what the weather is going to be like this week, so perhaps a few more museums would be a good option. . . and, to keep to the architecture theme of the other Read More …
Michele and Norman are coming to visit!Norman is an architecture buff and Michele worked in downtown Minneapolis many years ago, so a tour of downtown might be a good place to start. We could start Read More …
I wrote a bit the other week about my trip to the small Southwestern Minnesota town of Westbrook. While it is a small town, Westbrook isn’t just a wide spot in the road. It has Read More …
Despite the rain, it’s pleasant cruising through the bright green fields. (We’ve had a wet spring, so the fields are particularly lush.) Our plan is to do a little shopping (art glass and popcorn balls) Read More …
About a week ago a friend asked if I was considering heading out to the southwestern corner of the state to help with and/or attend the upcoming estate auction of the family of a mutual Read More …
Portland itinerary Day 1: Getting reacquainted with downtown Portland A Quick Trip to Paris for Lunch Usually I’m not a big fan of eating alone in a restaurant, but I’m hungry after a long, tedious, Read More …