Secrets of the City

47 passengers enjoyed an all-night stay aboard their airplane in Rochester due to storms in what one passenger descriped as a “nightmare”; Strib has the deets: “This was a sardine can, with a single row of seats on one side of the plane and two rows of seats on the other. And they’ve got about 50 people inside, including babies, for the whole night.”

What is your worst flight experience?

Whiskey Tastes Better offers a series of suggestions regarding riding the Megabus from Minneapolis to Chicago. (Via.) Who here has ridden this bus, and what have your experiences been?

A Nod to Nothing visits the House on the Rock. Now that day trip weather is almost here, do you have any plans? Where would you suggest folks visit, and what should they see when they’re there?

Me, I’m going to look at some alpacas this weekend.

MPR’s Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer has written a book and documentary called Tales of the Road: Highway 61, about the golden days of road travel and the history of some of Minnesota’s most famous roads (hear her talk about the project on MPR). She has a FaceBook page and a variety of upcoming events (including a book reading tomorrow). As an inveterate road tripper, I think this project looks fascinating — but are we past the glory days of road travel?

Art from Metroblogging picks his three worst intersections in Minneapolis, and explains why. What would you include on your list, and feel free to expand into St. Paul or elsewhere in Minnesota.

A new york times visiting planner….

Greg from Metroblogging reports back on the series of inane comments that have come his way about the Twin Cities since he has been down at SxSW. I think we’ve all had similar experiences when traveling out of our fair state. Share yours here.

Music by Minnesotans: Sun Country Airlines is adding a Minnesota flavor to its entertainment. Starting today, the airline is featuring Minnesota artists and on one of its music channels and in its in-flight magazine.

The price of gasoline recently topped $3 a gallon at most Twin Cities stations. While that is less than the national average, and prices have dropped a bit since then, many experts believe that $4 a gallon gas may be coming this summer. Since the last time we discussed this, Minnesotans are driving less and using mass transit more. Will this trend last, do you think? Your 2 cents worth, please…

First, before you get all excited, this isn’t a dating/sex post. Sorry.

Wisconsin has The House on The Rock (and I guess the rest of the Dells). My question is: utilizing a broad definition of “attraction”, what are some of the strangest tourist attractions you’ve seen in Minnesota (or, if you must, the Midwest)?