Minneapolis, MN - Target Field

On Thursday we drove from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, MN.  It was a moderately long drive of about 350 miles.  We arrived in Minneapolis just around the start of rush hour and there was quite a bit of construction throughout the area making the drive seem a bit longer.  After we checked into our hotel, we had a sensible dinner (for once) at Panera Bread that was just across the street from where we were staying.

On Friday we went to get haircuts in the morning and then had a nice lunch at the Granite City Food and Brewery.  We decided to spend the afternoon before the game taking a cruise on the Mississippi River.  We took the Minnesota Queen River Boat Tour which was about an hour and a half sternwheeler cruise that went through the Victorian Fall Locks and provided some very nice views of the Minneapolis skyline.

After the boat ride we worked our way downtown and parked near the stadium.  We walked around downtown and stopped at the Hard Rock Cafe and bought a pin for Tina's collection.  We then stopped at a nearby restaurant for a quick beverage before the game.  We then walked a couple blocks to the stadium.  We entered the stadium directly from the street.  From downtown you don't really see the stadium until your basically at the gates.  This is definitely one of the nicer stadiums.  The concourses and stands are well conceived.  All of the seats seem to provide a great view of the game and like most of the new stadiums you can still get a good view of the field from the concourses.  The downtown skyline view from the stadium is spectacular.  This is just a fantastic place to watch a game and, even though the Twins lost to the Detroit Tigers, we still very much enjoyed our time at Target Field.