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Orlando is located within 8 hours of Miami, Tampa, St. Augustine, Key West, Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, the Great Smokies. Minneapolis is close to St. Cloud and Montevideo. 6 plus hours to its only cool neighbor, Chicago.
The nightlife in Orlando is very good. Not only does downtown offer a concentrated club hoping/live music scene but so does City Walk in a different part of the metro. To a lesser degree so does Disney Springs and I-Drive for the record.
Overall things to do and outdoor activities I'm gonna also say Orlando. You've got normal metro stuff like dining, shopping, pro sports...mixed with theme parks, stand alone thrill rides, the beaches nearby to surf, lakes for boating, wakeboarding, airboating, etc. Crystal clear springs to swim that stay 72 year round (refreshing in summer heat, warm habitat for manatee viewing in winter).
Better staple events and conventions too. Megacon and Star Wars celebration come to mind and are epic.
Culture is a tossup depending on what is meant. Do we mean museums or vibe. I'd give MSP the arts and culture nod and ORL the vibe nod with latin culture laid back Florida thing going on.
Food is preference too. Both places really offer just about any dining experience you could desire. MSP most famous exports in the culinary sense are the cheese filled burger, fried curds, and frozen custard. You can and will find those occasionally down here just as I'm sure you can find a jibarito, ropa vieja, and key lime pie up there.
Well it sure is a good thing personal opinions exist.........You know kind of the point of this. There are people who prefer the Twin Cities weather to Orlando. I'm not one of them.
Twin Cities climate is generally too mild/warm for me, I prefer the Northwoods/North Country. I could never in a million years live in Orlando due to the combination of heat, humidity, and torrid sun angle. I know my limits.
Twin Cities climate is generally too mild/warm for me, I prefer the Northwoods/North Country. I could never in a million years live in Orlando due to the combination of heat, humidity, and torrid sun angle. I know my limits.
What major has the best climate in your opinion? Seattle? Fargo ND? I can't even imagine calling the Twin Cities "mild/warm"
What major has the best climate in your opinion? Seattle? Fargo ND? I can't even imagine calling the Twin Cities "mild/warm"
I prefer a Nordic boreal climate, so in the lower 48 a coin toss between Marquette, MI or Duluth, MN, although only Duluth is classified as "metropolitan." There are plenty of locations in the US that have plenty of heat, humidity, and overpowering sun angle. Most of the population and growth areas are very biased toward climate zones that I find more intolerable.
I prefer a Nordic boreal climate, so in the lower 48 a coin toss between Marquette, MI or Duluth, MN, although only Duluth is classified as "metropolitan." There are plenty of locations in the US that have plenty of heat, humidity, and overpowering sun angle. Most of the population and growth areas are very biased toward climate zones that I find more intolerable.
Probably about 99% of Americans reside in areas that are warmer than your preferred climate regime. Very few people would describe the Twin Cities' climate as too warm, although admittedly it has periodic hot spells in the summer.
Probably about 99% of all people in the world reside in areas that are warmer than your preferred climate regime. Very few people would describe the Twin Cities' climate as too warm, although admittedly it has periodic hot spells in the summer.
Probably about 99% of Americans reside in areas that are warmer than your preferred climate regime. Very few people would describe the Twin Cities' climate as too warm, although admittedly it has periodic hot spells in the summer.
That is the unfortunate reality about the Twin Cities climate, it does indeed get too warm in the summer compared to either Duluth or Marquette- they are in completely different climate zone.
It's deathly hot in the summer, like most of the US. (Not including the times it snows!)
Twin Cities can get above 90 degrees easily in the summer, not as common in the Northwoods. In fact Sevens Point, WI has not even seen a 90 degree high temperature in over eight years. To state, the dramatic differences in climate to go along with vegetation and plant hardiness zones in the Northwoods region- a freeze warning is in effect for June 3rd for the MN Arrowhead and Vilas County, WI. The Twin Cities certainly don't have a freeze warning tonight.
MSP most famous exports in the culinary sense are the cheese filled burger, fried curds, and frozen custard.
I think you're confusing the Twin Cities for the state of Wisconsin. Dairy (and beer) is more a Sconnie thing. Yes, Minneapolis is known for the Juicy Lucy, but it's not really unique.
The more unique culinary influences you might encounter here lean more toward Native American-influenced and traditional Scandinavian fare. Things like lutefisk, lefse, wild rice soup (or other foods made with wild rice), Swedish meatballs, walleye, ice wine, one of various hotdishes, etc.
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