There are six major cities that line the small towns and trademark farms of the State of Minnesota. Amongst the elite set of hot cities in Minnesota are, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Saint Paul(St. Paul), Rochester (no relation to Rochester, New York), Duluth and Saint Cloud (St. Cloud).

Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota, population 86,918, is the fourth largest city in Minnesota. In conjunction with the Washington State city of Superior, Duluth is one half of the United State's Twin Ports, similar to the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Twin Cities duo. The city of Duluth is located near the western portion of the great Lake Superior.

Duluth, Minnesota has one of the largest ports of foreign exports in America and the city is world famous for a couple magnificent bridges that play a large role in the export economy. The Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge and the John A. Blatnik Bridge both span more than 1.5 miles over the water beneath it.

The Bong Memorial is the older of the two bridges. Constructed in 1985, the bridge was named in honor of World War II airplane pilot hero, Richard I. Bong. The U.S government distinguished Bong as an "ace of aces," the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a pilot. And when it comes to connected greater Duluth, Minnesota to Superior, Washington by U.S Highway Two the Bong Memorial Bridge is an "ace" it's own right. The Richard I. Bong crosses over the Duluth Harbor.

Minnesota Senator John A. Blatnik played a big part in the Interstate Commerce project of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. So, when Blatnik died in 1991 the city of Duluth decided to amp up the city's exporting industry while paying homage to a state treasure. The John A. Blatnik Bridge was born. The bridge crosses over the St. Loius River.

Bloomington, Minnesota

Located in Hennepin County, Bloomington is the largest of the Minneapolis suburbs. And as the hometown of largest and most visited Mall in America, properly dubbed the Mall of America, Bloomington's got plenty to occupy it's mass space. Bloomington's 85,442 residents are offered an opportunity to rub elbows amongst the highest level of couture.

Bloomington's Mall of America opened it's door in June 14, 1989 and resides on the site of the former Metropolitan Stadium. With flagship national retailers like Nordstorm, Macy's, Sear's and Bloomingdale's, the Mall of America has a solid reputation of driving Bloomington to the top of the list of hot cities in Minnesota. Over the years the people of Bloomington have become as familiar with Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Coach and Prada as a Fifth Avenue fashion model in New York City.

The Mall of America features a fourteen screen American Multi-Cinema Theater (AMC), the Underwater Adventures Aquarium, Dinosaur Walk Museum and Lego Imagination Center. There are even other more unconventional storefronts like The River Church at Mall of America, The Chapel of Love, a wedding chapel, The Park at Mall of America Amusement Park and the Minnesota Viking's locker room!

Bloomington, Minnesota is also the site of the Race for the Cure breast cancer research fundraiser.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

A city rich in art, technology and innovation, Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota. Although the other half of the Twin City duo capital city of St. Paul comes in a close second. In 2005, Popular Science Magazine ranked Minneapolis, Minnesota as the Top Tech City in the United States. Minneapolis also came in tops in innovative transportation solutions.

In fact, Minneapolis has gone out of its way to provide a community of technological eggheads that are slicker than the average. The average American city has 1,260 high technology companies within it's limits, Minneapolis has 3,939. Minneapolis is also leading the American for acquistion of advanced degrees. Nine percent of the average city's workforce has advanced degrees, as opposed to Minneapolis where ten percent of the workforce is toting a Master's Degree or higher.

St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul is the capital city of Minnesota and another of the hot cities in Minnesota. St. Paul, which joins nearby Minneapolis, Minnesota to make up the Twin Cities, is known for it's fifteen neighborhoods which function as cities within the city. The nucleus of the neighborhood makes up a big part of the St. Paul resident's life.

The St. Paul neighborhood/cities include: St. Anthony Park, Merrian Park, Macalester Groveland, Highland Park, The Midway, Como Park, North End Thomas Dale, Summit-University, Summit Hill, West Seventh, Downtown, West Side, Payne-Phalen, Dayton's Bluff, Greater East Side, Battle Creek.

Grand Avenue is a popular community street charactersized by high fashion shopping and eateries. The venue features national eats like Jamba Juice and Breadsmith, hometown favorite Dunn Brothers Coffee is also a Grand Avenue staple.

Rochester, Minnesota

Rochester is the third largest city in Minnesota. And this third largest city is home to the second largest hospital in the United States. The Mayo Clinic makes it's home in Rochester, Minnesota.

St. Cloud