Minneapolis, Minnesota

:This article is about the city in Minnesota, USA. There are two other cities named Minneapolis in the United States: Minneapolis, Kansas and Minneapolis, North Carolina. For an overview of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, see Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Sports and recreation

Minneapolis has a large park system consisting of ten square miles (26 km²) of land and water that is interlinked in many places. The Grand Rounds Scenic Byway circles through the city and brings together many of the bigger park areas including land along the Mississippi River, many of the city's lakes, and other scenic areas of the city. The route has a parkway for cars (not a freeway—literally just a roadway through park land, though the number of stops is reduced), a bikeway for riders, and a walkway for pedestrians all running in roughly parallel paths along the 50-mile route. It is the first natural scenic byway totally located in a major urban area. Additional routes in the Minneapolis park system criss-cross the city, and the number of bikeways and walkways continues to grow. They also interconnect with neighboring cities.

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Grand Rounds Scenic Byway - Parkway - Freeway

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One of the most famous parks in Minneapolis is Minnehaha Park, where Minnehaha Falls is located. A number of cultural heritage events take place there every year.

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There are several freshwater lakes across the southern part of the city. The most significant grouping is the western "Chain of Lakes" consisting of Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles, and Cedar Lake. Lake Nokomis and Lake Hiawatha lie farther to the east.

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Chain of Lakes - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun - Lake of the Isles - Cedar Lake - Lake Nokomis - Lake Hiawatha

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The Minnesota Twins (Major League Baseball) and the Vikings (NFL football) both call the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome home. The stadium is at the east end of downtown Minneapolis. Several blocks farther west in the city's Warehouse District, the Target Center is home to the Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) and Lynx (WNBA) basketball teams. The Hennepin County board on May 3 2005 approved a new ballpark for the Twins in the Warehouse District, across the street from the Target Center.

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Minnesota Twins - Major League Baseball - Vikings - NFL - Football - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Target Center - Minnesota Timberwolves - NBA - Lynx - WNBA - Basketball - May 3 - 2005

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