St. Paul, MN is gorgeous!!!!

[andylawcc]

I will doing a 'little' road trip up north (for a concert) this saturday,
I will stop by Kansas City on Friday night and (probably will) have an entire afternoon in Saint Paul MN. I am wondering is there anything to do, eat, drink and see.

more update later...


UPDATE:

here's when & where I've been,
Friday Night: Kansas City, WestPort area.
entire Saturday and Sunday morning: St. Paul and Minneapolis
Sunday Afternoon: Iowa, Des Moine

now, my impressions,
KC: i got there late at night so I didn't really get to see the entire city, but Westport is a nice area with stylish restuarants and bars. However, the surrounding area doesn't leave much to desire. (39 Ave was ghetto!)

Des Moine, IA: As expect, it is a very small town indeed. but the downtown is very nice, new, and clean. I see lots of reconstruction going on so I think it will look fabulous. But it is still a very very small city.

St Paul, MN: great city, lots of nice, "Victorian" houses and buildings. the Cathedral is nice, and so are all the houses on Summit Ave. St Paul downtown is neat, streets are clean and no beggers/hobos, unlike L.A.; and unlike San Fran, roads are flat, with some occassional uphill incline. This is my first time visiting a city with rivers intersecting it, so it's quite a neat experience.
I did not spend too much time in Minneapolis, it was a sunday and everything is closed. I did drive around it though but I somehow felt more attach to St. Paul instead. Minneapolis has newer, more 'fashionable' buildings like shopping malls, threater complex and entertainment centers.

 

[andylawcc]

BUMP!

 

[Maverick]

nothing to see here in KC, keep driving

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

In KC, go to Westport and find JOHNNY DARE'S. On Friday nights, girls in their underwear drink free. If you come back through Monday, stop for "Bring a Midget and you and the midget drink free" night.

 

[way]

Ummm, there really is nothing to do in KC. Check out Jack Fiorella's Smoke Stack, Gate's BBQ, or Arthur Bryant's if you want to enjoy a nice KC BBQ dinner though.

 

[andylawcc]

directions to Johnny Dare's pls....

(i know how to get to Westport, technically it is in MO right?)

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: way
Ummm, there really is nothing to do in KC. Check out Jack Fiorella's Smoke Stack, Gate's BBQ, or Arthur Bryant's if you want to enjoy a nice KC BBQ dinner though.

i think I will have dinner in KC. coz I will leave Springfield, MO sometime around 5:00 and I should arrive KC by 9:00pm on Friday. after dinner then it will be Johnny Dare's!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

If you know where the old Stanford's Comedy Club is, thats now JD's. Just look for the giant chrome mudflap girls.

Oh, and Arthur Bryant's sucks. Try Oklahoma Joes.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

You live in Springfield? The contractor I used to work for built and was part owner of the Remington's there...

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Johnny Dare's pictures

 

[Curly01]

Make fun of the locals, that's always a hoot.

 

[andylawcc]

hey, Mike, you can give me exact directions (for Johnny Dare's and Oklahoma Joe's and other KC bar/restaurant), I got my thomas guide and map.yahoo.com and I am not afraid to use them.

and Remington just bite the dust (just a few weeks ago)

 

[weirdichi]

St Paul? Bwahahahaha! No. Minneapolis is where it's at. But since it IS in the afternoon, then you might as well check out the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art. It's got five huge floors to explore. It's right across from Excel Energy Center.

 

[andylawcc]

weirdichi, other than Museum of Science and Art, is there any other landmark I can take pictures of?
you got any restuarant recommendation for lunch and dinner?

see, I was going to attend a concert in Somerset, WI, and depend how late it gets, i MAYbe able to make it back to Minneapolis and enjoy the nightlife there. just give me a name or two (directions would be nice too )

 

[GonzoCircus]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
St Paul? Bwahahahaha! No. Minneapolis is where it's at. But since it IS in the afternoon, then you might as well check out the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art. It's got five huge floors to explore. It's right across from Excel Energy Center.

There's lots to do in St. Paul, bub. You must be angry that no one here likes you, or something like that.

and...

I have never heard of the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art, I don't think there is one. And Xcel Energy Center is in St. Paul, on the corner of Kellogg and West 7th. St.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

You have a PM Andy...

 

[andylawcc]

MN here I go!!!!

 

[zephyrprime]

Go to the state fair in ST paul.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Go to the state fair in ST paul.

sorry, I didn't have enough time for it. almost every radio station I listened to have coverage about it. so I figure it must be a huge event.


anyways.... updates are on the top.

 

[Sundog]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Go to the state fair in ST paul.

sorry, I didn't have enough time for it. almost every radio station I listened to have coverage about it. so I figure it must be a huge event.


anyways.... updates are on the top.

Yea, it is a yearly event that draws in people from all over the state. You can get anything you want "on a stick". Pronto-pups (corndog on a stick), porkchop on a stick, mac-n-cheese on a stick, etc.

 

[trilks]

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus

Originally posted by: weirdichi<BR>St Paul? Bwahahahaha! No. Minneapolis is where it's at. But since it IS in the afternoon, then you might as well check out the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art. It's got five huge floors to explore. It's right across from Excel Energy Center.

<BR><BR>There's lots to do in St. Paul, bub. You must be angry that no one here likes you, or something like that.<BR><BR>and...<BR><BR>I have never heard of the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art, I don't think there is one. And Xcel Energy Center is in St. Paul, on the corner of Kellogg and West 7th. St.

He is talking about the Science Museum of Minnesota.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Sundog

Yea, it is a yearly event that draws in people from all over the state. You can get anything you want "on a stick". Pronto-pups (corndog on a stick), porkchop on a stick, mac-n-cheese on a stick, etc.

mac cheese on a stick???????? that must either be a huge Macoroni or a toothpick-size stick

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: Sundog

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
Go to the state fair in ST paul.

sorry, I didn't have enough time for it. almost every radio station I listened to have coverage about it. so I figure it must be a huge event.


anyways.... updates are on the top.

Yea, it is a yearly event that draws in people from all over the state. You can get anything you want "on a stick". Pronto-pups (corndog on a stick), porkchop on a stick, mac-n-cheese on a stick, etc.

Plus you can't forget the deep fried foods. They deep fry pretty much everything. I heard about deep fried corn on the cob this year, but that doesn't sound too appetizing. I had grilled corn on the cob one year, that wasn't bad.

 

[0roo0roo]

u see garrison keilor?

 

[weirdichi]

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus

Originally posted by: weirdichi<BR>St Paul? Bwahahahaha! No. Minneapolis is where it's at. But since it IS in the afternoon, then you might as well check out the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art. It's got five huge floors to explore. It's right across from Excel Energy Center.

<BR><BR>There's lots to do in St. Paul, bub. You must be angry that no one here likes you, or something like that.<BR><BR>and...<BR><BR>I have never heard of the Minneapolis Museum of Science and Art, I don't think there is one. And Xcel Energy Center is in St. Paul, on the corner of Kellogg and West 7th. St.

Sorry, don't spend much time there. Compared to downtown Mpls, there isn't much to do. I've only been here a couple of years, so excuse my deformation of your beloved Xcel Energy Center and the science museum. Nightlife in downtown Mpls is way better than downtown St Paul.

Oh and andylawcc, I couldn't respond since I took a trip to Portland, OR. Hope you had fun in St Paul nonetheless.