Minneapolis is one of those places that has so many notable people that Wikipedia designates an entire page for them. Some might say Bob Dylan or Prince are the most notable people on the list, but I would say Terry Gilliam. This man was responsible for many a nightmare in my younger years, after watching his revolutionary (and often somewhat disturbing) animation slots on Monty Python.

Minneapolis is part of a larger metropolitan area, like Dallas-Fort Worth, with it's 'Twin City' St Paul. St Paul is notable for being the birthplace of 'A Prairie Home Companion', the long-running radio show presented by Garrison Keillor (who has recently announced his retirement from the show) and a regular feature called 'News from Lake Wobegon', based in a ficticious town in Minnesota.

Although Minnesota doesn't seem to have any culinary specialities, like Wisconsin, Hawaii or Tennessee, they do have a good selection of craft breweries. One to recommend if you are in the area is Lake Monster Brewing:

But if you come to Minneapolis-St Paul and you feel the need for something from home, try the Brit's Pub. This place takes the unusual step of promoting itself as the 'World's Biggest Newcastle Brown pub':

Not something I would want to advertise although you'd be surprised at how many people here like this, and how widely available it is (just ask for New Castle, as if it is two separate words - that is often how it appears on menus here). Interestingly, it is available on draft, something that would be frowned upon by any real Geordie (the official, and only way to drink this is from the bottle, using a half-pint glass). However the Brit's Pub did have a very good selection of local craft beers so I wasn't forced to drink this muck.

While most pubs offer pool or darts, the Brit's Pub has something else:

Yes, they have their own outdoor crown bowling green! Now that is something completely different!!