Twin Cities Tour Guide

The first installment of the Twin Cities Weird List has been immensely popular so far. Here is the much anticipated (I assume) second installment in my ongoing posts about weird things in Minneapolis and St. Paul. This episode features a flying car of biblical porportions, and anomaly in downtown Minneapolis that surprisingly did not evoke the wrath of a certain Republican vice-presidential nominee who shall remain nameless. For more weirdness check out the master list of Twin Cities weird things.

Weird Thing #3: God’s Flying Car

I have noticed that my car has tendency to generally stay firmly on the ground (unless I happen to be recreating a scene from the Dukes of Hazzard). This also seems to be the case with every other car I see while driving. So you can imagine my surprise when I was driving on I-94 just west of downtown Minneapolis and I saw this:

And you know, generally a car on a pole would weird enough, but this is no ordinary car on a pole. This car has a driver who is standing behind the wheel, and appears to be wearing a raincoat and hat. But wait, it gets still weirder. It’s a little hard to read in the photo, but the writing on the side of the airborne car reads “Psalm 46:10″, which in turn reads “”Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (according to biblegateway.com).

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, the age old question has been answered; God is apparently a guy in a poncho in a car on a pole just off of I-94 south of the 49th St. exit (map).

I don’t know anything about the origin or story behind the car, but it seems to be on the property of Minneapolis Auto Parts, which I could not get in touch with. Anyone who does know something about this flying car, please comment.

Weird Thing #4: The Skyway to Nowhere

Since Sarah Palin’s nomination as the Republican vice-presidential candidate, we have all become familiar with Alaska’s famous “bridge to nowhere”. Perhaps it is only fitting that the 2008 Republican Convention was held just a few miles east of Minneapolis, the only city I have ever seen that boasts a “skyway to nowhere”:

This superfluous skyway extends off of the north side of the 5th Street Towers at Marquette and S. 5th St. (map). From what I can tell, it looks like it is filled with various assorted crap… or perplexed people. I don’t know if the “Skyway to Nowhere” has ever or will ever be connected to something, but for now, it joins the 5th Street Towers to a two story wall across the street. I hope the taxpayers didn’t foot the bill for this pointless pedestrian bridge, but the way the government works, who knows.

Speaking of the government, I propose a petition to the city of Minneapolis to get this skyway officially named “The Sarah Palin Skyway to Nowhere”. What do you think?

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That’s all for this post, but never fear, there are many more weird things to come, and I welcome any suggestions you might have for weird things or favorite Twin Cities places. Stay tuned for upcoming additions to the “Weird list” and a post on the Midtown Global Market (another reader suggested favorite spot). As always, subscribe using the box on the right to get instant updates when new posts are published. Thanks for reading and keep the comments coming!

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