Skyways

Seem a little quiet on the street? Minneapolis and Saint Paul are both home to a unique system of glass "tunnels" located one story above ground. We call them skyways--you can just call them convenient. Downtown Minneapolis' 8-mile system and downtown Saint Paul's 5-mile system will get you almost anywhere in climate-controlled bliss.

Ditch the coat in the hotel room and go exploring in this lively thoroughfare filled with specialty shops, restaurants, services, and, yes, even an annual golf tournament

"Where are all the people?" you ask. Look up. You may be missing something.

You Can Get There From Here

Some downtown Minneapolis sites and attractions connected via skyway:

Historic State and Orpheum Theatres: Home to Broadway shows and other traveling productions
City Center & Gaviidae Common Shopping Center: Housing Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus
Macy's: Located amidst the bustling Nicollet Avenue
Block E: Entertainment and retail complex, including GameWorks and Hard Rock Cafe.
Minneapolis Convention Center: Hosting dozens of public events yearly and holding up to 50,000 conventioneers at a time
More than 2,500 of downtown's hotel accommodations, including the Westin, The Hotel Minneapolis, Graves 601, the Hilton Minneapolis and the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Target Center: Home to the , Minnesota Lynx, concerts and family shows
Dozens of restaurants and bars from the power lunch spot Mission and the new restaurant Max, to fast food courts, coffee shops and breweries

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Minneapolis Skyway Map

Plot your route around downtown Minneapolis.

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Get around downtown Saint Paul without going outside.

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Fast Fact

Minneapolis has the largest skyway system in the world, linking nearly 80 blocks of downtown attractions, businesses and hotels.

Seen & Heard

Look! In the sky!
"Visitors may see the skyways as one giant hamster habitat trail, but we see it as the ultimate tunnel in the sky-bright, friendly and above all, warm." Amy Klobuchar quoted in the New York Times, 2006 Read more

The perfect pair
"But taken separately or taken together, they have much to offer beyond their well-known downtown skyways or Mall of America-much to qualify them as both classy and world class." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2006, on Minneapolis and Saint Paul Read more

Catch the train
"Savvy travelers hop the new light rail train and quickly end up at the end of the line in the heart of downtown." Executive Travel, 2007 Read more

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