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Admirers of Captain James Cook might now find his celebrated 18th century pioneer explorations of the South Seas diminished by today’s would-be revisionists.
Frequent visitors to the Hawaiian Islands naturally develop favorites – for us, it’s Maui. Although Maui may be dominant, its tourists don’t often visit its small Cinderella-like stepsisters next door.
There’s something cheerless about how a city gets developed and immediately the big upscale hotels start building to have a presence. That isn’t an issue in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis is essentially an American story – a story of enterprising engineering, confident success, rolled-up sleeves hard work, then collapse of industry and the need to re-invent itself.
History may interest the travel writer. But not all travelers care about history. Let’s look at all this in Minneapolis – as seen in October 2016.
In one of Europe's great cities, the newest attraction is an impressive art museum.