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Uptown, Minneapolis — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Uptown is a lively commercial district of Minneapolis, set among lakes, streetcar-era blocks, and old brick storefronts.
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Where to stay in Uptown
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Where you base yourself in Uptown shapes the whole visit. Blocks near the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line put you within reach of the lakes and quieter residential streets, while the commercial spine of the district keeps shops and cafés at the door. Stay close to the Minnesota Streetcar Museum for a calmer, museum-minded corner.
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Streetcar corridor
Blocks tracing the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line link the district to the lake paths and heritage rail rides.Find hotels in Streetcar corridorTravellers seeking a quiet base near Uptown's transit-history collection.Museum corner
The stretch around the Minnesota Streetcar Museum stays residential and slow-paced after dark.Find hotels in Museum cornerHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Minneapolis
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Museums & Galleries
3- American Swedish Institute Heritage
- Walker Art Center
- The Bakken
Churches & Religious Sites
2- Minneapolis Scottish Rite Temple Heritage
- Church of the Incarnation Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
1- Minneapolis Arena
Landmarks & Notable Places
5- Theodore Wirth House-Administration Building Heritage
- Amos B. Coe House Heritage
- Elisha and Lizzie Morse Jr. House Heritage
- Loren L. Chadwick Cottages Heritage
- Bennett–McBride House Heritage
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About Uptown
What are the main landmarks in Uptown?
The district's draws lean toward art, faith, and rail heritage. The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line still carries riders on restored cars, and the Minnesota Streetcar Museum keeps that transit story alive with preserved rolling stock and archives. Faith landmarks anchor several corners too.
The Church of the Incarnation and the Church of Saint Stephen give the surrounding streets their spires and stone, while the Minneapolis Scottish Rite Temple adds a monumental façade that reads as a neighbourhood civic marker rather than a mere place of worship.
What is the history of Uptown?
Streetcars made this corner of Minneapolis. The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line drew shops and apartment blocks along its route, and the district grew as a walkable commercial cluster around those rails. Older houses record the same era.
The Amos B. Coe House and the Bennett-McBride House survive as reminders of the residential fabric that filled in beside the tracks, and the Minnesota Streetcar Museum now interprets the transit network that shaped the whole neighbourhood.
Where is Uptown?
Uptown sits amid the lakes and low ridges of southern Minneapolis, its blocks laid out where old streetcar routes once ran.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Uptown?
Streetcar corridor: Visitors who want lake access and a historic streetcar ride from the doorstep.. Museum corner: Travellers seeking a quiet base near Uptown's transit-history collection..
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Updated October 2026