Visit Minneapolis for Couples

If you're fans of Garrison Keillor's radio program A Prairie Home Companion, perhaps you've considered Minneapolis as a destination. The program is broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, right across the Mississippi River from the modern and cosmopolitan city of Minneapolis. Even if you don't get tickets for the Keillor show, there's still much for romantics to do in here.

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Then acclimate yourselves to the city on the Minneapolis RiverCity Trolley Tour. The trolley shows you the sights of Minneapolis from downtown to the Chain of Lakes, and you'll learn about Minneapolis' milling history and view some of the city's most stately homes. The ride includes a stop at the newest addition to Minneapolis, the Mary Tyler Moore statue by Nicollet Mall. Trolley riders can hop off at any point to get a closer look, grab a snack, do some shopping or museum-hopping, and then catch the next trolley to finish the tour.

With an Arts & Museum Pass, you pay one price to visit a number of leading Minneapolis cultural venues, including:

• American Swedish Institute
• Bell Museum of Natural History
• Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
• James J. Hill House
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
• Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Minnesota History Center
• Minnesota Museum of American Art
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• Walker Art Center

GOIN' TO THE CHAPEL

Of course, no trip to Minneapolis is complete without a visit to the Mall of America, which boasts its own Chapel of Love, where more than 5,500 weddings have been performed.

Located right next door to Bloomingdale's, the chapel offers a number of wedding packages that range from a thirty-minute "Dream Wedding" to an hourlong "Wedding Premiere," that can accommodate up to seventy guests.

Custom video, photography, floral packages, and Internet broadcasts are available for additional fees.