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Things I wish the Twin Cities had

  1. More light rail
  2. Liquor sales on Sunday
  3. Liquor on sale in grocery stores
  4. An underground subway
  5. In-N-Out Burger
  6. Fewer stadium fetishists
  7. Sonic
  8. A gay bar in Uptown
  9. An artsy cinema/pub/restaurant
  10. An off-leash chicken park


Best songs to stick in your co-workers heads

  1. "Dick in a Box"
  2. "My Humps"
  3. "Bang on the Drum"
  4. "Livin' on a Prayer"
  5. "Sister Christian"
  6. "It's a Small World"
  7. "Fingerbang" (from "South Park")
  8. "Baby Got Back"
  9. "Copacabana"
  10. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"


Best places in the TC for people watching

  1. Minnesota State Fair
  2. Mall of America
  3. Nicollet Mall
  4. Skyways
  5. Lake Calhoun
  6. Uptown
  7. University of Minnesota
  8. Block E
  9. Warehouse District at night
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport


Great places for a romantic date

  1. Lucia's Wine Bar
  2. Solera
  3. 112 Eatery
  4. King & I Thai
  5. Azia
  6. Lake Calhoun
  7. Bev's Wine Bar
  8. Auriga (closed)
  9. Cosmos
  10. Restaurant Alma


Great Business Names

  1. Pump N Munch
  2. U Otter Stop Inn
  3. Smitten Kitten
  4. Kum & Go
  5. Dick Blick Art Materials
  6. Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge
  7. Curl Up & Dye
  8. Heavenly Soles
  9. Saint Sabrina's Parlor in Purgatory
  10. Uncommon Grounds

Where to go for great ice cream

  1. Sebastian Joe's
  2. Izzy's Ice Cream
  3. Grand Ole Creamery
  4. Crema Cafe
  5. Dairy Queen
  6. Cold Stone Creamery
  7. Annie's Parlour
  8. Pumphouse Creamery
  9. Edina Creamery
  10. The Malt Shop


Worst Places to Drink in the Cities

  1. Anywhere alone
  2. Applebee's
  3. GameWorks
  4. HCMC emergency room
  5. Your local AA meeting/Gopher State Roundup
  6. Champps Americana
  7. Coon Rapids
  8. Eden Prairie
  9. Hooters
  10. It's Brothers


Photo credits (from top)

  • The light rail from the warehouse district to the Mall of America / Bruce Bisping
  • The World of Wonders Sideshow at the Minnesota State Fair / Richard Tsong-Taatarii
  • Shutterstock

THE LIST OF LISTS... Introduction to the List of Lists · Our Favorites
Music · Dining · Bars · Movies · Fashion/The Scene
Neighborhoods · Minnesota · Media · Miscellaneous