Burnsville /ˈbɜːrnzvᵻl/ is a city 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the State of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the fifteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.6 million residents.
Population: 60,306
Latitude: 44° 46' 3.86" N
Longitude: -93° 16' 39.79" W
Mayo Clinic Square (formerly known as Block E) is the name of a block in downtown Minneapolis bounded by Hennepin Avenue, 6th Street, 7th Street, and 1st Avenue North. It is part of the Downtown West neighborhood in Minneapolis. It is one block sout…
The Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed two buildings, covering an entire block of Downtown Minneapolis on November 25–26, 1982: the 16-story headquarters of Northwestern National Bank (now Wells Fargo) and the vacant, partially demolished l…
Midway Stadium is the name of two different minor league baseball parks in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, one now demolished and the other still in active use. The name derives from the location of the stadium in St.
The Metropolitan Building, originally known as the Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building, is considered to be one of the most architecturally significant structures in the history of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It stood from 1890 until it was torn down st…
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is derived from the Dakota language, meaning "mouth or junction of one river with another.
The Hennepin Avenue Bridge is the structure that carries Hennepin County State Aid Highway 52, Hennepin Avenue, across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Nicollet Island. Officially, it is the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge, in honor o…
The Children's Theatre Company (formerly known as The Moppet Players from 1961 to 1965) is a regional theatre established in 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota specializing in plays for families, young audiences and the very young and the recipient of a…
Wild Thing, located at the Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, is a steel out-and-back roller coaster with more than one mile (1.6 km) of track. Its first hill is 207 feet (63 m) with a 60 degree drop, and reaches speeds of up to 74 mp…
The Midtown Greenway is a 5.7-mile (9.2 km) rail trail in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in District 196 which is in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School Dist…
Located in Dakota County inside the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) is a public, two-year technical college with a main campus in Rosemount, Minnesota, plus additional sites in Eagan and Apple Valley.
Independent School District 196 is a K-12 public school district located in the south suburban Twin Cities, near both Minneapolis and St.
The AT&T Tower is a 464-foot (141 m) tall skyscraper in Minneapolis, located on the corner of Marquette Avenue and 9th Street South. It was completed in 1991 and has 34 floors. It houses offices of AT&T, Nuveen Investments, Field Nation ,the headqua…
10th Street Station is a light rail stop along the METRO Green Line in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located along Cedar Street between 11th Street and 10th Street.
The US Bancorp Center is a 467-ft (142 m) tall skyscraper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Completed in 2000, the 32-story building is the 13th-tallest in the city. It serves as corporate headquarters for US Bancorp and US Bank. A skyway connects the buil…
The US Bank Plaza is a two-tower high-rise building complex in Minneapolis, Minnesota. US Bank Plaza I is a 561-foot (171 m) tall, 40-floor skyscraper. US Bank Plaza II is a 321-foot (98 m) tall, 23-floor skyscraper. Originally called Pillsbury Cent…
Siebert Field is a ballpark in Minneapolis, Minnesota that serves as the home venue for the University of Minnesota men's college baseball team. It is named in honor of Dick Siebert, a former head coach who led the Gophers to three national titles.
The Minneapolis Convention Center is a large convention center located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located one block away from Nicollet Mall near Orchestra Hall. The Minneapolis Convention Center has a quadruple-domed roof and because …