A must see in Twin Cities. It is a small museum that has a wealth of knowledge about American…read moreHistory. The museum is a start up composed of locals who want to share Minnesota's history. The museum is small so it is easy to fit into any schedule. The museum is free and parking is free. It is also on two bus routes and has a bike lane access. It is a 10 minute drive from downtown. Please visit and support their expansion.

I love going to museums and when I heard about this one opening, I added it to my list of places to…read morevisit. This is on the 4th floor of the 1265 building at the corner of Penn & Plymouth. It is FREE of charge but they do accept and run on donations. There's also free parking in the ramp below the building. It's a quaint room that's rich with African American history in Minnesota. I learned so much about black ingenuity, the way the Penn area has changed, and migration of African Americans to this area. There's a photo book that asks for people to identify those in the pictures. There are children's books in the corner, and cool art pieces. My favorite part was sitting down and listening to the documentary/interviews of different people who have lived and seen the changes in this area of town. These stories are so rich and it would be a shame to lose them. Don't let the size of the museum deter you: it's small but packs a punch in cultural information. Highly recommend it! Plus I love the MAAHG stickers!

Mess Hall was the PERFECT place for my child's birthday party. They were creative and unique. It…read morewas something none of our guests have done before and everyone loved it. They handled everything for us and we just had to show up. We've also been to a few other art classes and the kids love it. I highly recommend to all ages!

Great little place. We went for open studio which was extremely reasonably priced and a fun date…read morenight. The scheduling was a bit confusing but after we input the amount (it was set up as choose how much $ you'd like to support the studio with), we showed up and were delighted to find a clean workspace for both of us and a pound of clay. Tools were provided and there was a class that was getting taught how to make pinch bowls. At the end the instructor took care of collecting the piece and firing it and we input the info in a QR code to pick it up later after it was fired. Everything was provided and we had a great date night at an affordable price. Pieces take a couple weeks to pick up. We will be back again!

This local business wants you to play with clay and have fun being creative! I purchased a number…read moreof clay kits and did clay at home. I had a specific budget and they were able to help identify what worked within my budget.

I work near the shop and decided to stop in during a break last week. I was the only customer in…read morethe shop and the owner showed me a few great ideas for gifts (as well as a super cool necklace that I might have to go back and get!). It was also fun to hear about the various artists who craft each item in the store. This is a fabulous shop to stop in for a gift or treat for yourself, but don't expect anything too out of the usual as most of the items are different versions of things we have all seen at various art/craft fairs.

This place is a hidden gem. It's hard to find, but once I found it, I saw that a beauty the inside…read moreof there is. There are lots of pieces of art to look at. This makes a delightful time to walk by and enjoy some pieces of art. There isn't much, considering the space, but this is a trip worth making. There's a lot of talent that's displayed in there. There's also a good variety of pieces that gave me a new perspective of the world, one that I never would have thought imaginable. They have a special uniqueness that I describe as "je ne sais quoi". They have sculptures, sketches, paintings, and a lot of other cool things. I'll be back to check out more art.

Lust. That's the feeling. There's no excuse for it at 7am when I make my way daily past Gallery…read more13, but that's what it is. Rubber duckies with dark gaping holes for eyes, a squashy video screen that ripples when touched and a huge sculpture of Godzilla shooting real lasers from its eyes at tiny army green figurines. High five to Jillian C for stopping for the artist's name when she walked through-- lesser beings were distracted by duckie desire.

This Haunted house is very good , and the show is very good. I was a little scary place. All the…read moremoney collection and food donations are donating organizations. It is very good thing to do .I will back next year. I recommend for everyone.

Ahhh this place makes me want to have kids JUST to be able to send them here!…read more Leonardo's Basement is a crazy amazing workspace with after school programs and summer classes for kids (mostly, some for adults too). It's pretty much a hands on learning space where children get to explore the extents of their creativity! Walking in you feel like you've stumbled into your crazy inventor uncle's basement: filled to the brim with contraptions the students and staff have built, the tools for building, and all the junk you'd need to build more contraptions. They have classes for every kind of interest, from building functioning robots to learning how to fix a bike, to making costumes, to cooking. They take things that children only dream of (like building a giant maze out of 30+ cardboard refrigerator boxes) and turn them into realities. They have such a variety of classes that you just have to check out the schedule to figure out the specifics. If I had to summarize it in one sentence it would be: This is a place that focuses on the joys of creating through building, experimenting, and learning how to take ideas out of your brain, put them on paper, and then make them physical objects. For the grown-ups they also offer some classes on making things, through the affiliated Studio Bricolage (linked on their website). We were told to check this place out by many members of the design/tinker community here and after seeing it for myself this afternoon I'm really happy to know a place like this exists.

Matt does a fabulous job - helping you create fun art --- paint as you sip! Visit…read moreDrunkeneasels.com to book your next fun night out!