Museum review (not event space): I had the museum all to myself. That definitely makes the…read moreexperience nicer! The house is absolutely wonderful. Lots of furnishings still exist in the home and you get a real feel for what it might've been like. You also get a little bit of history of the Hormel family and the empire of SPAM (and more) he built! Definitely a nice complement to the SPAM Museum just down the street. Holly (or was it Molly?) was an absolute sweetheart in starting me off on the tour with some information about the house and history and apologizing for a non-existent FedEx mess. Thanks! COVID notes: Yes, they are open during coronavirapocalypse. For $5 you can do a self-guided tour. You can pick up a booklet or just read the information provided room to room, your choice.

What a beautiful home, I really liked this self guided tour, you will be greeted when you enter…read morethe home, $5 per person. You get a brochure with info on each room. There is an area in the back of house that is newer, they rent out for events. Very beautiful spaces.

I love love love seeing the beautiful quilts of @barnquilttrail as we drive country roads! So…read morepretty, and every design is so distinguished! Thank you for this and will look forward to seeing more!

From the owner: The Washington County Barn Quilt Trail is a 16.4 mile (or 26.39 kilometers) route that winds…read morethrough the beautiful communities of Scandia, Marine on St. Croix, and the Town of May in Minnesota. Along the way, there are 18 barn quilts that are based on quilt patterns in the book The Quiltmaker's Gift.

One of my favorite places in Uptown! Very cool atmosphere and the artwork in the studio will get…read moreyour creative juices flowing for sure! Diane is amazing!! Since I have no real painting experience I was nervous about trying to take a painting class. Diane was encouraging and such a great teacher she made me feel relaxed right away!!! Will definitely be doing another class! Thanks again!!!! So much FUN!!!

From the owner: Crow's Nest studio is my art studio and gallery where I have gallery openings and also teach…read moreprivate lessons in a variety of mediums, accessible by invitation or appointment only.

My husband and I had a lovely stay at your facility last night when our home encountered a bit of a…read morewater issue and we knew getting up in the Monday am for work was not going to be pleasant. Thank you for accommodating us us in our "hour" of need for a cozy bed to sleep in and a warm shower in the am before work.

I feel like a complete jerk giving Erik's Retreat less than a 5. Let's start with the good. It is a…read morebeautiful place. The lobby is gorgeous. The room is large. It is inexpensive compared to other hotels in the area. It has a great mission! Here is the frustrating thing. The hotel advertised itself as having A/C. When we entered our room is was roasting. There were two fans in the room. Obviously, they knew the A/C wasn't working. There was no one at the front to complain to so we just had to deal with it. You shouldn't advertise yourself as having A/C when you don't. It was in the 80s when we stayed and our room felt like a furnace.

Wasn't sure what I was expecting coming here, but it exceeded my expectations. I have to give a lot…read moreof credit to our tour guide, Dawn. She had a music background and just really was able to pull out all the ways Prince has influenced music. I feel like she went deeper than the typical tour. I also appreciated that most of the tour is phone free, so you get to really just experience it. It's a great place to experience!

If you grew into the Prince, the artist formerly known as Prince and any other names you must make…read morea visit to here. Was there for a Library conference and I also went on behalf of my recently departed man. A huge Prince fan and had subscribed to the NPG music club. Iykyk. He was supposed to come with me and we would have come together. Its a big property and pretty much left as it was. There is a security check and you are to turn your phone off and put it in a phone lockable holder. No pictures for the majority of the tour. Which is fine because you can pay attention to the tour guide. Its was strange because you can still feel his spirit, just like when I visited Gracela nd. Toward the end of the tour there is a area they let you take photos. Over all a great hour spent. The gift shop is not huge and overwhelming. You can get stickers, mugs, shirts, key chains, and LPs (records for you younger readers) I opted go for the umbrella that the drops on it turn purple in the rain. If you find yourself in the area make your way over.

My boys and I were just running some errands around River Falls when we noticed a sign that said…read more"U-Pick Blueberries". I have been seeing these signs for years but never made it out to Blue Ridge Growers to actually pick blueberries. Since it is kind of a lazy Friday I decided that it would be a good time to go. It is about 6 miles out of River Falls off of Double M. Don't kid yourself picking blueberries is not as easy as you would think. The bushes are small and they like to hide behind the leaves and branches. I think it took us about 20 min to pick a pint which was $3. This place is pretty laid back, I had to hunt around for someone to explain things to me but once they did I was up and running. They have a lot of blueberries and also Raspberries but they were not ready to pick yet(Beginning of Aug)

I have not visited this location yet. They have sheep on their farm amongst other animals! Just…read morewanted people to know that you can find this business on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WIFarmFreshAtlas And, if you need directions and suggested picking dates, you can find that info here: https://www.localharvest.org/blue-ridge-growers-orchard-nursery-M23583 Note: Their websites are not working: SavorWisconsin.com and http://www.blueridgegrowers.net/

We did the indoor skywalk tour in St. Paul. It was very informative and lasted about 3 hours 10…read moremin. Our tour guide Kim was very friendly and informative. There were 5 stops on the tour. We we're told the outdoor tour was the same stops you just walk outside in between. This was very good to know for the future! I'd definitely consider doing their downtown Minneapolis tour. My favorite stop was Afro. The dishes were very unique and tasty! We also sampled beer, cheese curds, chocolate, popcorn, chicken skewers, gyoza, and cucumber rolls. I don't drink beer but they provided a root beer and a ginger beer that were pretty tasty. I appreciated the substitutes.

We went as a group; it was advertised as an activity at a conference we were attending. It was…read morealmost $50 to participate. The website listed 5 stops, and we only went to three. The website listed gourmet food, and at two of the stops I had chips and salsa/guacamole, not "local specialties." We got two tiny samples of beer, when it was advertised as a beer tasting tour. It felt like a waste of money, and I think it was false advertising based on the website. Our tour guide was nice and polite, and he seemed to have good knowledge of the city. It just seemed like it wasn't what we paid for. I wouldn't recommend it.

If you are considering donating to this multi-million dollar organization, please reconsider. I…read morelive in one of their projects and ArtSpace has been totally missing in action since inception and does not seem to care about safety, condition or purpose. Other projects report that the projects eventually turn into public housing and the original purpose abandoned.

Most residents in my building aren't artists, and aren't interested in an intentional community…read moreadjacent to the arts. Poor quality construction and dismal management. But BMW, Cadillac, Audi, Jeep late model vehicles arriving with the new residents - so maybe things are looking up Naw

I used to work across the street from the Foshay - was there about ~9yrs and never checked out this…read moregem. I did go during Doors Open which is probably the busiest time to go. They have 1 elevator that goes straight up to the 30th floor. The details on the doors and around the building were amazing. Once you get up to the 30th floor there's a small museum where you can learn more about the tower. Then you take a few stairs up to get out to the observation deck. I will say it's pretty tight up there. Not ideal for big groups that can't separate. Each direction has a look out otherwise you can just look through the bars. For sure a cool place to visit at least once.

I love learning about a building's history, so it's nice that the Foshay Tower has this small…read moremuseum to share theirs. The building was built in 1929 and was modeled after the Washington Monument in DC. At the time it was the tallest building in the Midwest and it stayed that way for 48 years. Wilbur Foshay was an art student turned businessman who made his money with utility companies. Just six weeks after the building opened, the great depression started and the building was auctioned off. Foshay was accused and convicted of fraud, sent to prison, then later pardoned and let out early. The building was offices for many years, until 2006 when it was turned into a hotel. The observation deck at the top gives a great view of the city. You can walk a full 360° path around the 30th floor exterior. It is a little narrow, can be slippery in inclement weather, and needs some TLC (to remove graffiti etc). It is $18 to visit, or free if you are staying at the hotel. They've always charged a fee to ride the elevators: in 1929 the fee was $0.50. Adjusting for inflation that would be about $9.50 today. I think the $5-10 range would be more appropriate for a visit. It doesn't take too long to experience the whole thing, maybe an hour at most.