Downtown Minneapolis 1929 Art Deco observation deck

Foshay Tower Observation Deck

A scaled-down Washington Monument with an open-air walkway on the 30th floor and a small museum about Wilbur Foshay, the financier who lost the building in the 1929 crash a month after opening it. The bottom-up view of the IDS through the gap is unique to this perch.

821 Marquette Ave S, Minneapolis $
How to visit: Tickets at the W Minneapolis hotel front desk. Daily noon to 9 PM, weather permitting.

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