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Deals in Minneapolis

Short on change? It doesn’t matter. Budget Travel said it best: Minneapolis is a great place to visit when you’re counting your pennies. With free things to do, cheap places to eat and discounted (but chic) spots to lay your head, you won’t even have to ask money to start growing on trees.

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Free things to do in Minneapolis

• Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, considered one of the top 10 comprehensive art museums in the country

• Bundle up and take a stroll around a lake or two. The Chain of Lakes offer some of the most stunning views of the city, with the best seasonal activities to boot.

• On Thursday nights, The Walker Art Center opens its doors to the public (for free), while the neighboring Minneapolis Sculpture Garden never charges for browsing.

• The Weisman Museum, designed by Frank Gehry, is another free museum, gracing the West Bank of the University of Minnesota. With works by O’Keeffe, Lichtenstein and Rosenquist, the American Modernism collection is inspired.

• Minnehaha Falls—yes, the ones that inspired the Longfellow poem—is a stunning sight summer, winter, spring or fall.

• At The Bell Museum of Natural History, admission is always free.

• For the kiddies? Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Lego Land at Mall of America and State Capitol tours are always gratis.

Inexpensive places to eat in Minneapolis

• Eat Street offers a plethora of cheaper options—without scrimping on flavor or portion size. For the adventurous palate, there’s loads of possibilities: endless bowls of pho, spicy enchiladas, flaming martinis and more.

• Find cheap date nights. Bryant-Lake Bowl (Mondays), Barbette (Mondays), The Red Stag Supperclub (Tuesdays), and 20.21(Tuesdays)

• Kids eat free on Sundays at D’amico & Sons, as well as every Tuesday at many Mall of America restaurants.

Cheap (Chic) Sleep?

• Use Meet Minneapolis’ search engine to find the best hotel rooms: we guarantee the lowest rates in the city.