Museum guide for Oakland’s on 9th guests: Mia, the Walker, Mill City and the Weisman, with hours, prices, free days and how to go car-free.
Need a change of scenery from your studio desk? Here are downtown Minneapolis coffee shops, skyway cafés and the Central Library to try near Oakland’s on 9th.
Dec. 25, 2026 marks the Wolves’ first-ever home Christmas game. See what else is happening downtown and where to stay car-free this December.
Halloween is a Saturday in 2026. Vertigo with the Orchestra, Wobbleween at the Armory, a ghost trolley and a Wolves game, all a walk from a furnished studio.
November 2026 downtown Minneapolis: ten Timberwolves home games, Monday Night Football, Steve Martin and Martin Short, Jack White — all a walk from 9th Street.
No. Oakland’s on 9th is an 1889 brownstone and every studio is reached by stairs. What that means on arrival, how we make it easy, and who should call first.
Staying downtown for a week or a month? Here is what Minneapolis Central Library offers visitors — hours, free spaces to work, and how library cards work.
No front desk, no waiting. Here is how contactless keycode check-in works at Oakland’s on 9th, plus parking, stairs and check-out times.
Minneapolis Oktoberfest 2026 dates: Utepils, Fulton, Surly, Graze and Twin Cities Oktoberfest on October 9 and 10, plus where to stay downtown without a car.
An honest, practical answer to the question we get asked most: what downtown Minneapolis is actually like to live in, block by block and after dark.
