Minnetonka - city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

Minnetonka is a suburban city of 54,000 people (2019) in the Twin Cities area. The city’s forests, wetlands, prairies and lakes give it a natural environment unlike that of other suburbs.

Understand

The Carlson Towers The word "Minnetonka" comes from the Dakota Indian mni tanka meaning "great water". The city is home to Cargill, the country's largest privately owned company and United Healthcare, the state's largest publicly owned company.

Minnetonka's close proximity to Minneapolis makes it an attractive location for people wishing to visit the Twin Cities, yet not spend the money on a hotel downtown.

Get in

By plane

The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport is only fifteen miles from Minnetonka.

By car

Minnetonka is intersected by two major interstates and a number of major highways. Interstate 494 runs north/south through the center of Minnetonka. Interstate 394 runs east/west, into Minneapolis and joining with interstate 94

Get around

Most people travel by car in Minnetonka. Metro Transit serves the Minnetonka area with bus service and the schedule can be found on the Metro Transit website. Express busses to Minneapolis run most mornings and evenings. Taxi service is also available by request, although it would be rather hard to hail a cab down from the street.

See

View of the historic Burwell House

Do

  • Shady Oak Beach, 5200 Shady Oak Rd, 44.91001°, -93.429839°, +1 952 939-8374. This 85-acre, fully recreational area offers 76′ of sandy beach shoreline and clear spring-fed waters, as well as great amenities including multi-age playground area (newly installed in 2011), lifeguards, swimming, high dive, concessions, changing area, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing and free parking. 2016-05-17
  • Libbs Lake Beach, 16515 Park Ln, 44.947169°, -93.489202°. Libbs Lake Beach is a small neighborhood beach. The beach will have limited times with lifeguards on duty and also times when swimming is allowed in an unsupervised setting. Parking is very limited.
  • The Marsh (Spa), 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, 44.938018°, -93.470415°, +1 952 935-2202. M-F 5:30AM-9:30PM, Sa Su 7AM-9PM. Set amid an expansive wetland, this suburban retreat includes a full-service salon, spa, conference center, fitness center, guest rooms and restaurant.

Buy

  • Ridgedale Center, 12401 Wayzata Blvd, 44.968°, -93.438°, +1 952 541-4864. M-Sa 10AM-9PM, Su noon-6PM. Over 140 specialty stores and restaurants. Stores include Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple, Ann Taylor, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Coach, Coldwater Creek, Hollister, J.Jill, Origami Sushi, Sephora, Swarovski and White House Black Market.

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Go next

In the Twin Cities metro

  • Mall of America in nearby Bloomington. Minnesota has no sales tax on clothing.
  • Valleyfair is an amusement park that's within an hour's drive in nearby Shakopee.
  • Minnesota Zoo is in nearby Apple Valley.
  • Minneapolis is only a five minute drive from Minnetonka and offers plenty to do.

Minnetonka

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Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/ChicagoPopulation:53,781Coordinates:44.91, -93.50

Hennepin County

2nd-order administrative division

Minnesota

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
NEMA 14-30NEMA 14-50