Loring Park is a small oasis very close to downtown Minneapolis. If you are at the west end of the city, near the Minneapolis Convention Center, it is not a long walk to visit Loring Park. There are nice gardens, a small lake, and it isn't that much farther to walk over the I94 highway footbridge and visit the Sculpture Garden.
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If you have made it as far as Loring Park, then it might be worth it to know you are only a couple of blocks away from Lotus To Go-Go. I highly recommend it for high quality fast food.
These photos were taken around 2007+/-.