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Originally Posted by RockChalk
Wow.
Start with this:
Superior Downtown, with many more restaurants, bars, things to do in general. All of their good breweries are either located down there or have tap-rooms.
Sports stadiums are all within easy walking distance to each other; oh, and they are located downtown
An above ground rail system that covers pretty much all of Minneapolis/St Paul
The city, particularly downtown, is incredibly clean.
Airport is convenient and one of the better US airports (Top 10 every year). It's also Top 100 in the World.
How much further should I go? I'm sorry that it obviously strikes a nerve with you since you think I'm talking out of my ass. I grew up in KC, love it, but I go visit Minneapolis 3-4 times per year. Not sure why it hurts your feelings so much that I believe it's a superior city. Many would agree, particularly from a national perspective.
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Speaking of the whole MSP metro, it's around twice the size of KC, so there's a lot to do.
The city has all four major sports plus a Big Ten university, an MLS team, and even the culture around college and high school sports (particularly hockey) is very strong.
The light rail system is nice and is expanding. The airport is first class. The music and fine arts scene are first rate. Eating and shopping in the city are way above average. There are two downtowns with completely different flavors.
It's among the safest large cities in the country. (If you know where not to go, there's very little crime at all) The climate in the summer is very nice.
You're just a few hours drive away from the boundary waters, the north shore, and innumerable outdoors/wilderness/hunting/fishing type pursuits. If a big city isn't your scene really, the state as a whole is a very nice place to live.
Sure, the city has more than its fair share of political loons, the traffic kind of sucks, taxes are pretty high. But it's a pretty good place overall. The cold just serves to keep some of the riff-raff out.
