Solo travel

I felt very safe while in Minneapolis. I only use public transportation and found it easy and affordable. There were a lot of food options, including many vegetarian friendly options. I stayed near Target Center and found the neighborhood walkable, friendly, and relatively affordable.

There are areas around town I wouldnt walk alone in but overall there are safer places than not in mpls. Unfortunately, as awoman I never walk alone at night so my advice is either go in pairs/groups or stick to daylight hours.

Minneapolis is a nice city, just make sure to not visit lake street at night like past 2am. Otherwise the city is nice, it’s beautiful but a bit boring. Don’t trust Somali men who lure you in, most of time they want to have relationships with you and then leave you- Somali woman:

Minneapolis, like any city, has low-resource, high-crime neighborhoods. I often spend time in many of these areas during the day and do not have many problems. Downtown at night can be dangerous, like any downtown. Bring a friend, watch your drink, and be cautious on the street. Do not take the middle cab of the light rail (train) at night. That is the designated cab for unhoused people / drug users. Don’t ask me why 🤷🏼‍♀️. If you’ve ever been to a city like Portland, Boston, or Denver, I’d...