Big Brain Comics
If your grandchild is into comics, Big Brain is a comic fan's paradise. This independent store run by young folks in the know is filled to the brim with everything from underground comics to anime, and hardcover collect... grandparents.com
Creative Kidstuff
Ready to shop? The award-winning Creative Kidstuff is a popular kid stop, specializing in creative 'playthings.' You may have seen them in several lucky airports, but Creative Kidstuff is homegrown and have five stores ... grandparents.com
Ikea Twin Cities
Oh, to be a kid again and have a bedroom or playroom with the neat things in the children's section of Ikea, the megastore across the street from the Mall of America. You can eat together for practically pennies in the ... grandparents.com
Wild Rumpus
Wild Rumpus keeps alive the magic of reading. This is a must-visit shop, even if you don't want to buy books. A quaint and homey space with an extra kid-sized door, a pair of free-roaming chickens, caged songbirds, two ... grandparents.com
Northtown Mall(mn)
One level enclosed regional shopping center. Anchors include: Herberger's, Best Buy,Burlington Coat Factory and the Home Depot. Shop a variety of retailers including,Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, Famous Foot... exploreminnesota.com
Holiday Gifts: Modern Swedish Christmas
For Scandinavians, Christmas involves Santa Lucia candles, herds of Dala horses, and straw Julbock goats. Here are some ideas for recreating-and perfecting-a modern Swedish holiday. Above L: Klippan Swedish Horse Cotton ... remodelista.com
Delmonico's Italian Foods
When I walk in to this tiny Northeast neighborhood store, I half expect my friend?s portly Italian grandma sitting behind the counter, singing "When the Moon Hits Your Eye." Instead, I find the second-best thing: an old... igougo.com
Penzey's Spices
Sometimes you can tell what a place will be like just by the smell. The scents of Indian cooking, McDonald?s, and pet stores are just a few examples. Penzey?s blends every cooking scent you?ve ever loved ? and some you... igougo.com
Groth Music
Groth Music is housed in an assuming strip mall-style building about 5 minutes from the Mall of America. Based on its exterior mediocrity, I would expect the same inside. But such is not the case, as Groth is teeming w... igougo.com
Bobby Bead
In Minneapolis, there seems to be a wealth of craft-related stores. There are art-supply stores, yarn shops, "scrapbooking" stores, and bead shops (of course). Bobby Bead has one of the largest selections in the area, ... igougo.com
Global Village
Even stuffed among a ton of other stores, Global Village is hard to miss. You simply cant pass by the solid black wall with their name painted in 6-foot-high letters without taking a glance. And so begins your love aff... igougo.com
Clancy's
From the outside, Clancy"s Meats and Fish, looks like any other deli or butcher shop in the Cities, but step inside their door and you"ll find anything but the usual meats, cheeses, and, of course, lunch. Your deli fix is f... metromix.com