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Saint Paul (or St. Paul) is the capital city of the US state Minnesota. With Minneapolis it forms the "Twin Cities".

Scene from Dowtown Saint Paul

[edit] Get in

See the Twin Cities page for more information.

[edit] By train

• <see name = "Midway Station - Amtrak" address = "730 Transfer Road" directions = "" phone = "" email= "" fax = "" url = "http://www.amtrak.com" hours = "Station hours: Daily 06:00 AM - 12:30 AM. Closed between 12:31 AM - 5:59 AM. Ticketing hours: Daily 06:30 AM - 11:30 PM" price="">Amtrak's "Empire Builder" stops daily from Chicago, Seattle, or Portland. </see>

[edit] Get around

Rent a car

[edit] By public transit

Bus service in Saint Paul is not quite as reliable as it is in Minneapolis, with a few exceptions. The 54 runs fairly often between downtown Saint Paul and the airport via West 7th Street. The 16 also runs regularly along University Avenue, connecting the downtowns of both cities. The 84 runs frequently along Snelling Avenue.

[edit] See

• <see name="Summit Avenue" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Noted for its historic mansions. This neighborhood is also remarkable in its connection to the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, who was born in Saint Paul.</see>

Summit Avenue Neighborhood

• • <see name="James J. Hill House" alt="" address="240 Summit Ave" directions="near the Saint Paul Cathedral" phone="+1 651 297-2555" url="http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jjhh" hours="The house is open W-Sa 10:00AM-3:30PM, Su 1:00PM-3:30PM. The art gallery is open W-Sa 10:00AM-4:00PM, Su 1:00PM-4:00PM" price="Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for children ages 6-17, and free for children under 6 years. If you just want to visit the art gallery, admission is only $2" lat="" long="" email="" fax=""></see>

• <see name="Grand Avenue" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Runs parallel to Summit one block to the south. Noted for its multitudes of shops, although chain stores are increasing their presence at an alarming rate.</see>

• <see name="Minnesota State Capitol" alt="" address="75 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd" directions="" phone="+1 651 296-2881" url="http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/msc/" hours="Open M-F 9:00AM-4:00PM, Sa 10:00AM-3:00PM, Su 1:00PM-4:00PM" price="General tours are free" lat="" long="" email="statecapitol@mnhs.org" fax="">Groups of ten or more need to reserve tours two weeks in advance. </see>

• <see name="Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory" alt="" address="1225 Estabrook Drive" directions="" phone="+1 651 487-8200" url="http://www.comozooconservatory.org/" hours="Winter hours (October - March): 10 - 16:00, Summer hours (April - September): 10 - 18:00. The zoo may occasionally close earlier. The zoo does not close on any holidays" price="Admission: Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory are free, but the zoo asks that visitors consider making a voluntary donation of $2 for an adult and $1 for a child" lat="" long="" email="" fax=""> </see>

• <see name="Wabasha Street Caves" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="+1 651 224-1191" email="" fax="" url="http://www.wabashastreetcaves.com" hours="" price="">Tour these sandstone caves, which had been home to gangsters and speakeasies in the 1920s.</see>

• <see name="Landmark Center" alt="" address="75 W 5th St" directions="" phone="+1 651 292-3233" email="" fax="" url="http://www.landmarkcenter.org" hours="" price="">Originally built as a post office and a federal courthouse, this historical building now houses galleries and exhibits.</see>

[edit] Do

[edit] Music and Performing Arts

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  Grand Avenue in Saint Paul

[edit] Learn

[edit] Private

• Macalester College, [1].
• University of St. Thomas, [2].
• Hamline University, [3].
• College of St. Catherine, [4].
• Concordia University, [5].
• Bethel University, [6].

[edit] Public

• Metropolitan State University, [7]
• Saint Paul College, [8]

[edit] Buy

Bowls for Sale

• <buy name="First Grand Avenue Liquors" alt="" address="918 Grand Avenue" directions="Grand Ave. and Milton. One block west of Victoria" phone="+1 651 227-7039" url="http://www.1stgrandaveliquors.com/" hours="9-8 M-Th; 9-10 Fri. & Sat. Closed Sundays" price="" lat="" long="">Small family-owned liquor store that has a walk in cooler, tons of great micro/indie brews, 80+ types of scotch, and an excellent wine selection. Good deals as well as hard-to-find liqueurs.</buy>

• <buy name="Eclipse Records" alt="" address="1922 University Ave W" directions="east of Prior" phone="+1 651 645-7724" email="" fax="" url="http://www.myspace.com/eclipserecords651" hours="" price="">Saint Paul's only independent record store. Also hosts all-ages gigs.

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• <drink name="The Artists' Quarter" alt="" address="408 Saint Peter Street" directions="in the Hamm Building on the corner of St Peter and 7th Place Mall" phone="+1 651 292-1359" email="" fax="" url="http://www.srtistsquarter.com" hours="" price="">A nice jazz place in downtown.</drink>

• <drink name="Turf Club" alt="" address="1601 University Ave W" directions="just west of Snelling in the Midway district" phone="+1 651 647-0486" email="" fax="" url="http://www.turfclub.net" hours="" price="">The Turf is one of the better venues in the Twin Cities to see local bands, and sometimes the occasional touring band. Cover charges on live music nights are usually no more than $5.</drink>

• <drink name="Big V's" alt="" address="1567 University Ave W" directions="just east of Snelling in the Midway" phone="+1 651 645-8472" email="" fax="" url="http://www.bigvs.com" hours="" price="">This is a dive bar a block east of the Turf Club. Attracts many of the same local bands that play at the Turf.

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[edit] Sleep

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid-range

• Holiday Inn, 175 W 7th St, +1 651 225-1515, [9].

• Holiday Inn, 2201 Burns Ave., +1 651 731-2220, [10].

• Holiday Inn Express, 1010 Bandana Blvd West, +1 651 647-1637, [11].

[edit] Splurge

• Saint Paul Hotel, 350 Market Street, +1 651 292-9292, toll-free +1 800 292-9292, [12].
• Crowne Plaza Hotel, 11 East Kellogg Boulevard, +1 651 292-1900, [13].

[edit] Get out

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