Midwestern States Attractions

Walker Art Center

1750 Hennepin Ave.

Minneapolis, MN

Tel. (612) 375-7600

One of the most-photographed objects in the city is "Spoonbridge and Cherry," by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, set in the Walker's sculpture garden at the edge of downtown. This 5,800-pound metal sundae spoon holds a 1,200-pound, bright red cherry. On a hot summer day it looked luscious, kept that way by the spray of a built-in fountain.

Nearby, in the garden's humid palm-frond-filled and lilypad-perfumed conservatory, Frank Gehry's 22-foot-long "Standi...

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- Jerry V. Haines, Special to L.A. Times (Aug. 5, 2008)

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Price Range: $8 adult, $6 senior, $5 student

Open Hours: Tues, Wed, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm; Thurs & Fri 11am-9pm

Closed: Mon

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