Minneapolis, nicknamed Mill City, is the largest city in Minnesota is set along the river banks of the Mississippi. With a current city population of 377,392 million residents as of Minneapolis was once a fertile prairie land farmed by many German and Scandinavian settlers who shipped their harvested grain to other cities to be milled before distributing them among the nations.

The Minneapolis Farmer´s Market which was first introduced in 1876 still stands today and offers a wide assortment of foods, arts, crafts and flowers all locally produced and all at great affordable prices. These days however, Minneapolis is a little less known for farming and a little more for culture and art. Fine arts communities as well as museums are frequented by many tourists and students of culture. Beautiful architectural lines of the Weisman Art Museum, the new Guthrie Theater and the Walker Art Center now attract many architecture buffs. Well known for harsh weather, a new system of climate controlled skyways developed by the state enable residents and visitors to work, dine, shop in the city without needing to step outdoors.