The University District - Live Near Your Work
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Enjoy the best of all worlds
The University District makes it easy.
The ideal place to live near your work, we offer a unique combination of features you won't find any place else in the Twin Cities. Most are within walking distance or a short ride away, making city living easy and affordable.
- Unique neighborhood shopping areas including Cedar-Riverside, Stadium Village, Dinkytown, and Old St. Anthony
- Eleven park and riverfront recreation areas, as well as bike rental, sales, and repair
- A wide range of shopping, from major grocery chains to specialty, ethnic, cooperative, and farmers markets, to corner stores and delis
- Health and fitness clubs
- A community of artists and art patrons, with two contemporary art galleries, a first-run movie theatre, live music venues, five independently owned bookstores, and the University's Weisman Museum, designed by Frank Gehry
- Bus service to and from the District to both downtowns, Uptown, and the City's famous lakes, as well as several suburbs
- Nineteen religious centers representing 12 denominations and religions
- The prestigious University Medical Center-Fairview, and numerous doctors, dentists, and pharmacies
- Easy access to Highways 94, 35W, and 280, as well as the Metro Transit Hiawatha Line to the airport and Mall of America
- Dining options that range from pizza, sandwiches, and take-out to family-owned ethnic establishments and some of the nation's most acclaimed restaurants
- Four major pedestrian and bike pathways
- University of Minnesota sporting events
- Laundries, dry cleaners, banks, auto service and repair, hardware, print and copy centers
- HourCar and Zipcar car-sharing hubs nearby
- Several day care options including Montessori, and two elementary schools
- Liquor and wine shops, gift stores, pet supplies, spa and beauty shops