Starting in 1880 and for 50 years after, Minneapolis was known as the Flour Capital of the World St. Anthony Falls, in Minneapolis, is the only true waterfall on the entire Mississippi River The Minneapolis airport gets 47% of its revenue from concessions, 34% from airline charges, and 19% from …

The Minneapolis Skyway, spanning 69 downtown blocks, is the longest continuous skyway system in the world and it’s all enclosed The honeycrisp apple was invented at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis (combined with St. Paul) is the 3rd largest theatre market in the US and is second only to New …

Austin, TX, now named for Stephen F. Austin, was originally called Waterloo In the late 1800s, one of the world’s largest concrete dams was just outside of Austin, TX, and stretched more than 1200 feet across A then-unknown Willie Nelson was the first guest on Austin City Limits, the longest …