Minneapolis Site Seeing Tour and Visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Fee: $30 per person
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Climb aboard! A vintage-looking streetcar beckons you back to a time when trolleys roamed thousands of miles of tracking tracks linking Americanâs city streets. With the clank clang of the bell, youâll be off for your site seeing tour of Downtown Minneapolis. Some of the sites youâll see will be the Milwaukee Road Depot, the Mill City Museum (venue for Thursday nightâs reception), Walker Art Center and Sculpture Garden, Marshall Fieldâs, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.
Then you'll stop at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to join the staff of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts for a behind the scenes tour of the museum. Learn about the inner workings of the interactive kiosks, web site, and digital photography studio. Watch Willy draw cryptic diagrams on the whiteboard. Ask Dan how much that camera really costs. Take a tour of the galleries or just hang out and ask questions.

After your two hour stop at MIA you will be treated to the trolley's Chain of Lakes tour. You will drive through the Linden Hills neighborhood and the Historic Kenwood neighborhood on the way back to the Hilton Hotel.

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Friday Evening November 12, 2004

Tour to the Mall of America
Fee: $20 per person
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 pm

Spend a couple of hours at the Mall of America. The mall is the largest fully-enclosed mall in the nation, hosting more visitors annually than Disney World and the Grand Canyon combined.
Designed as a city within a city, the nation's premier shopping and entertainment destination has over 4.2 million square feet of space and 4.3 miles of storefront footage, making the Mall of America a must-see attraction. The mall consists of four "avenues" placed in a square around the centerpiece, Knott's Camp Snoopy. Each of the avenues provides a distinctive shopping experience. At the "intersection" for each of the avenues you will find one of the four anchor stores; Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom's and Sears. There are restaurants, bistros and cafes galore, with food to suit every palate and budget. The entertainment district features nightclubs, sports bars and a cinema complex with fourteen screens. And of course there are over 400 retail stores, including many of the most prestigious stores in the world and some of the most unique specialty shops. Don't miss Underwater Adventures, the world's largest underground aquarium; voted World's Best Shark Encounter with over 4,500 sea creatures and a virtual submarine tour, plus a whole lot more!

Minneapolis Site Seeing Tour and Visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Fee: $30 per person
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Climb aboard! A vintage-looking streetcar beckons you back to a time when trolleys roamed thousands of miles of tracking tracks linking Americanâs city streets. With the clank clang of the bell, youâll be off for your site seeing tour of Downtown Minneapolis. Some of the sites youâll see will be the Milwaukee Road Depot, the Mill City Museum (venue for Thursday nightâs reception), Walker Art Center and Sculpture Garden, Marshall Fieldâs, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.
Then you'll stop for two hours at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Docents will be available to give you an hour-long tour of the Museum's greatest works of art. For the balance of the time you'll be free to roam the museum and shop in the gift shop.
After your tour at MIA, you'll be treated to the trolley's Chain of Lakes tour. You'll drive through the Linden Hills neighborhood and the Historic Kenwood neighborhood on the way back to the Hilton Hotel.

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