Discover the Twin Cities like a local with this set of three tours that take you through three of Minneapolis and St. Paul's most culturally significant neighborhoods. In downtown Minneapolis, you'll hear the story of Prince's rise and fall as you literally walk in his footsteps. In St. Paul, you'll hear about the city's early 1900's gangsters, F. Scott Fitzgerald's beginnings, and the rivalry between Minneapolis and St. Paul. In Midtown Minneapolis, you'll walk from George Floyd Square to the site of the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct, while we revisit the week of May 25, 2020.

In the Footsteps of Prince: Downtown Minneapolis Walking Tour
On this 75-minute tour, we’ll travel through the heart of Princedom to see the Guitar Shop where the artist first jammed in the 70’s, the Orpheum Theatre where Prince was one of the first black musicians to play, and The Dakota Club, which he visited just a few days before he died. As you stroll down Nicollet Avenue, you’ll pass the Crystal Court balcony featured in Purple Rain and the Schmitt Music Wall mural where Prince had his iconic first photo shoot.

Minnesota's Storied City: A Walking Tour to St. Paul's State Capitol
Our tour of St. Paul’s history begins in Rice Park, in front of the Landmark Center, the city's cultural hub and “St.Paul's very own castle”. You'll make your way down the Mississippi River to look out where the Dakota village of Kaposia was once located. From Union Depot, the city’s once bustling Beaux Arts-style train station, you'll journey through St. Paul's Lowertown to the Minnesota State Capitol, where you'll find out how architect Cass Gilbert won the commission for this magnificent building.

Days of Rage, Nights of Fire: A History Tour of Midtown Minneapolis
This tour begins at George Floyd Square and ends at the site of the former Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. You’ll head to Lake Street via Powderhorn Park, where you’ll hear poet Ed Bok Lee read his love letter to a neighborhood, Powderhorn. As you walk, we’ll relive the events of the week of May 25, 2020 – and the moments when it felt like things were spinning out of control – by hearing a combination of interviews and the author’s personal experience.

Bundle Highlights:
• The spiral blue notebook where Prince wrote Purple Rain
• Prince's North Minneapolis roots
• How Prince saved the Minnesota Dance Theatre
• The 38th St. Cultural District, once home to a thriving Black community
• The Umbrella Man who triggered the Minneapolis riots
• The true story of the French fur trader Pig's Eye Parrant
• St. Paul's famous progeny: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Herb Brooks, and Charles Shulz
• What the pineapple hubcaps on the State Capitol's golden chariot mean
• How police chief John O'Connor turned the city into a gangsters' paradise

Walk the streets of the Twin Cities as you delve into the recent and distant history and culture of these two great urban centers.