Received flowers today and they are gorgeous. Very accommodating trying to make sure they delivered…read morethem as I was in and out.

This store has a wonderful variety and selection of quality items and the customer service is…read moreexcellent. The environment is inviting and calm. I am excited to find a store of this caliber here in Mankato. Now I don't need to drive all the way to the cities for spiritual, metaphysical, and energizing supplies, tools, and gifts.

This is a cute little shop with stained glass and custom masks that the owner makes. This building…read moreid cute and the products they have are also quality items. We want to stop back again when we have more time to browse the selection and get better pictures of some of the nice work they do here! There are some places to eat in town and a Prince tribute across the street because Purple Rain was filmed here. Check it out!

I love this shop, the owner is a helpful friendly woman. Gorgeous lamps, home decore, stained glass…read moreand affordable ! She does incredible custom work. My sister gave her a China plate painted by our great-great Auntie, Dee cut it & used it to create Angel skirts, added seed glass wings, just gorgeous precious memories.

By far the top of the list for New Ulm thrift store, all proceeds are donated to a great…read moreorganization and all workers are volunteers.

This store is a local favorite! It has great prices and is run by a great variety of volunteers!read more

Great service! Would recommend stopping by the store and checking it out. The owner is Sameer and…read morehe is very friendly.

We have started collecting yearly silver eagles for our boys, 2 years and 1. We went to the coin…read moreshop in the faribault mall, and that place was unpleasant, see my review for more details. We saw Fw3 on the way somewhere and decided to make a stop, very glad we did. It was rather confusing to find the way in, one of their doors(under their sign) said entrance inside building, which there wasn't, apparently they had a store front door to the street around the other side of the building. Once inside it was a clean, professional, casual looking place. The gentleman running the store was very friendly to my wife and i, and to our boys as well. They were able to run around a little, the coins were up and safe from grabby hands. They even had cars for them to play with, always appreciated. My wife had several questions as did i, seeing as how we are just starting out with this, and he was more than happy to show us, and teach us a little. We were happy to walk out with the coins we were looking for, at a great price. He even gave my older son a hot wheels car on the house. We will be back every year!

Literary tourism is a wonderful hobby. It gives you an excuse to travel to far-flung and…read morelittle-visited spots, not to mention buying unusual souvenirs. In the past, it's motivated me to visit Cambridge, England and Savannah, Georgia. (If you can guess the authors that motivated those trips, you will win a free subscription to my Yelp reviews.) So, when my daughter suggested touring the home of the writer of the Betsy-Tacy books, which we both read and re-read avidly in our girlhoods, of course the answer was yes. Anyone who's read these books knows the story of a life-long friendship between two girls and the realistic depictions of their life growing up in the early 1900's in a small Midwestern town (Deep Valley in the books, Mankato irl.) Not only does the author accurately depict life at that time, she also describes the emotional dynamics and situations of childhood and adolescence in a timeless way. Mankato is about 1 1/2 hours by car from Minneapolis where I was staying. The drive is lovely, especially in fall: maples and sumac in red and orange, cattails waving in the wind. And when you get to your destination, Betsy's house right across the street from Tacy's house, you are rewarded with the sensation that "It's just like in the books!". Aside from the sheer pleasure of visiting an actual early-20th century home which has been beautifully restored, if you are a fan of Maud Hart Lovelace's books, you will have the unique opportunity of seeing many of the familiar settings and items described in her books. As with many authors of fiction, Ms. Lovelace was heavily inspired by her own life but adapted details as needed. However, she had a strong devotion to depicting her hometown as authentically as possible and it shows. You will find many familiar landmarks on the map provided by the museum. If you are a Betsy-Tacy fan, and even if you're not, it's worth a trip to Mankato if only to see a lovely Midwestern small town and a beautifully restored home. Am I over-enthused because I'm a Betsy-Tacy fan? If so, let's just say it's like "Betsy In Spite of Herself." If you want to know why, find out more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy-Tacy and here http://www.betsy-tacysociety.org.

The childhood home of author Maud Hart Lovelace is the fabulous Betsy-Tacy Museum. A wonderful…read moreliterary pilgrimage!

Lovely used bookshop with so much charm, character and, of course, the cats! This place has existed…read morein a relatively small town forever (40 years)! I started going there as a child in the late 1980s. The owner is a friendly, knowledgable guy who is there most of the time and the other staff are helpful, too. It feels great to support such a wonderful small business! Even if you don't find exactly what you may be looking for when you walk in the door, you'll probably find something on their rich shelves! What a collection!!!

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame is adorable. From Bob Dylan to Prince to St. Olaf Choir to the…read moreMinneapolis Police Marching Band if they hail from Minnesota they can be found here with a tribute. For a $5 entry fee you get a hand held automated speaker system. Each artist has a number you punch in and it plays information on them. While it might be small, it's interesting and worth a visit.