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The Mississippi River crosses the city from the north to southeast, drops 65 ft at the Falls of Saint Anthony, then follows a deep gorge to its confluence with the Minnesota River. Minnehaha Creek flows east through the city over Minnehaha Falls and into the Mississippi River. The city’s lakes and riverfronts form part of the extensive municipal park system.

The downtown area is located west of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the Falls of Saint Anthony. Part of the district’s principal thoroughfare, Nicollet Avenue, has been converted into a ten-block shopping center, known as Nicollet Mall, reserved for pedestrians and public transportation; at one end is Gateway Center, a complex that includes several high-rise government and office buildings. Pedestrians may also cross from building to building using skyways, glass-enclosed bridges that cross many downtown streets. The Mall of America, the largest retail and entertainment complex in the United States, is located in nearby Bloomington.

The city’s museums include the Minnesota Museum of American Art, the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society History Center, the Minnesota Children’s Museum, and the Gibbs Farm Museum, containing structures from the mid- and late 1800s. In front of the City Hall and County Courthouse (1931) stands the large onyx statue Vision of Peace (the name was changed from Indian God of Peace in 1994) by the Swedish-American sculptor Carl Milles. Other points of interest in Saint Paul are Como Park, which includes a zoo, conservatory, amusement park, and Japanese gardens; the State Capitol (completed 1905), designed by the American architect Cass Gilbert; the Cathedral of Saint Paul (1915); a house built in the late 1800s for the railroad baron James J. Hill; and Historic Fort Snelling, a restored fort from the 1820s.

The city’s Irvine Park Historic District contains houses from the end of the 19th century, including the Alexander Ramsey House, home of the first governor of the Minnesota Territory. Saint Paul is the birthplace of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and visitors can view the building in which he did some of his writing. The city’s annual events include the Saint Paul Winter Carnival and the Minnesota State Fair. Many summer and winter outdoor-recreation spots are in the area. Since 2000 the Minnesota Wild, an expansion National Hockey League franchise, have been playing at the newly constructed Saint Paul Arena.

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Minneapolis, MN 55415 USA

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City Hall
15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55102 USA

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