Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's convergence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital.
Known as the Twin Cities, these two areas form the core of Minneapolis and the Metropolitan Council has estimated that the city's population was around 390,131 in 2009.
As Minneapolis is such a large area of the USA, there are plenty of things for people to do when they visit the area and many choose to cover the area by opting for car hire in Minneapolis. The best way to search for cheap car hire in Minneapolis is on the internet before you leave as this will enable you to find the best deals available so you don't pay over the odds for your Minneapolis car rental when you're out there.
Minneapolis is a great area to visit if you are a big fan of art and music as it houses a great number of theatres, art museums and orchestra halls, including; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts which was built in 1915 in south central Minneapolis, and is the largest art museum in the city with 100,000 pieces in its permanent collection. A new wing added to the museum was designed by Michael Graves and completed in 2006 which enabled the museum to house even more contemporary and modern works in its gallery space.
For all those visiting music fans, Prince is Minneapolis' most famous musical progeny and along with fellow local musicians, he helped Twin/Tone Records get to where it is today. Prince also he helped make First Avenue and the 7th Street Entry venues of choice for both artists and audiences alike. Other prominent artists who hail from the city of Minneapolis include Soul Asylum and The Replacements, whose front-man Paul Westerberg went on to have a successful solo career, and whose bassist Tommy Stinson plays in legendary rock band Guns N' Roses.
With all of these fantastic places of interest on offer it's no wonder why many visitors choose car rental in Minneapolis, a hire car to will enable you to visit all of the fantastic sites and venues in Minneapolis.
If you need to book Minneapolis car hire then it's a great idea to book your hire car in advance for pick up at Minneapolis St Paul International Airport. An advance booking would be far less stressful than organising on arrival in Minneapolis, especially considering it's a tiring eight hour flight from the UK.
