Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series) [Paperback]

Holly Day (Author), Sherman Wick (Author), Todd R. Berger (Author), Berit Thorkelson (Editor)

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"Everything you always wanted to know . . . and then some: places to stay, resturants, folkore, art, natural and man-made attractions, shopping."
--Travel and Leisure (Praise for the Insiders' Guide series)

From the Back Cover

For more than twenty years the Insiders’ Guide® series has remained the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Each guide is written by locals and true insiders and offers a personal, practical perspective that readers everywhere have come to know and love.
The Twin Cities’ rich ethnic heritage and diverse economy is reflected in its multifaceted cityscape. From beautiful historic buildings to whimsical architectural experiments, from an active arts district to rich fossil beds and peaceful urban fishing holes, St. Paul and Minneapolis possess abundant cultural and natural attractions. This authoritative guide will show you how to experience the traditions and treasures of this unique area to their fullest.
Inside you’ll find:

•countless details on how to live and thrive in the area, from the best shopping to

  the lowdown on real estate
•the inside scoop on popular attractions such as the Weisman Art Museum, the

  Minnesota Zoo, and the Minneapolis Riverfront historical trail
•comprehensive listings of restaurants, lodgings, and recreational opportunities
•sections dedicated to children, relocation, seniors, and much more

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Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Insiders' Guide; 5th edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762734094
• ISBN-13: 978-0762734092
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #804,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Minnesota

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Interesting Book, May 19, 2007

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This review is from: Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

THE INSIDERS' GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES, 5TH EDITION is a wonderful book that describes not only the urban neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul, but many of the suburbs as well (although it does manage to miss close-in ones such as Golden Valley and Edina), as well as the many shopping and dining experiences available in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, including the humongous Mall Of America and some of the smaller record stores and book stores. Overall, this book shows the Twin Cities to be an ethnically diverse area, with a vibrant mix of people and places, including several colleges (the University Of Minnesota being the largest and best-known). This is a wonderful reference book as well as a great guidebook.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of information, January 11, 2007

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Tommy Gopher (Gopherland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

This book is full of useful inoformation. As with any book of this nature some of it is going to be out of date before printing but most everything that remains is useful and helpful.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a useful guidebook, May 17, 2007

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Brian Cochran "[e-mail]" (St Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

(These comments are on the 4th edition: I hope the 5th is better!) This is everything a guide book should NOT be: not very usable (no useful info to orient you to the city and its neighborhoods); not entirely accurate ("it's next to impossible to find a place to park downtown"... hunh??); and provides very little about the intangibles that give visitors a preview or feel for a new place and help them make decisions. Also some confusingly overlapping maps of downtown.

Just one example of me, a visitor, trying to use this book: I want to go to the Weissman Art Museum, and according to the book, it's located on the banks of the Mississippi river on the U of Minn. campus. Since I'M A VISITOR, I don't know where either is, but thanks... So next I look up U of Minn and it tells me it's near Dinkytown by the river. I look up Dinkytown and it says it's near the U. of Minn. I look on the (confusingly overlapping) downtown maps, and finally locate two U of Minn campuses, but am more confused by the weirdly disorienting maps than when I began. Nothing about "Dinkytown" or ANY of the neighborhood names sprinkled throughout the text. Agh!! Basically, the book is an information dump with headings. Not useful for travelers trying to find their way around. One good thing is it made me appreciate just how difficult it must be to produce a good guidebook.