Secret Twin Cities : a guide to the weird, wonderful, and obscure / Julie Jo Severson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: St. Louis, MO : Reedy Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: vii, 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781681062600
- 1681062607
- Twin Cities : a guide to the weird, wonderful, and obscure
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Where can you view a rare, handwritten letter by Mozart in the same building where a notorious gangster was once chained to a radiator? Whose remains are stored inside a suitcase on the upper shelf of a local German bar? Where is there a park hidden 120 feet below street level, and why is it the subject of an opera? What's the story behind the world's largest Lite-Brite and the city bus stop with giant steel flowers sprouting from it? The answers to these and many more questions about Minneapolis and Saint Paul are found within the pages of Secret Twin Cities.The Twin Cities metropolitan area invites visitors and locals to revel in nature, art, science, history, innovation, and with this book as your guide-a bit of the unexpected. You'll play a musical sidewalk railing, stand exactly halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, and explore the spot many Dakota people consider as the center of the earth.Weaved into delightful narratives by local writer Julie Jo Severson, Secret Twin Cities is a treasure chest of offbeat, extraordinary discoveries. Whether it's your first visit, or your lifelong home, you'll broaden your Twin Cities itineraries, bucket lists, and trivia vaults.
Includes index.
"Where can you view a rare handwritten letter by Mozart in the same building where a notorious gangster was once chained to a radiator? Whose remains are stored inside a suitcase on the upper shelf of a local German bar? Where is there a park hidden 120 feet below street level, and why is it the subject of an opera? What's the story behind the world's largest Lite-Brite and the city bus stop with giant steel flowers sprouting from it? The answers to these and many more questions about Minneapolis and Saint Paul are found within the pages of Secret Twin Cities. The Twin Cities metropolitan area invites visitors and locals to revel in nature, art, science, history, innovation, and with this book as your guide a bit of the unexpected. You'll play a musical sidewalk railing, stand exactly halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, and explore the spot many Dakota people consider as the center of the earth. Weaved into delightful narratives by local writer Julie Jo Severson, Secret Twin Cities is a treasure chest of offbeat, extraordinary discoveries. Whether you're a local or here for a visit, you'll broaden your Twin Cities itineraries, bucket lists, and trivia vaults."-- Back cover.