Minneapolis' skyline is spectacular, depending on the direction. We rank the views from least impressive to the best from highways approaching the city.

1.5 CARL SHOWALTERS. This was my first view of the city, as it probably is a lot of people’s coming in from the eastern half of the country. Theoretically, it should be the most exciting: After ...

Minneapolis’ skyline is different, thanks to three tall towers — IDS, Wells Fargo and Capella.If the IDS Center is the best of the 1970s mirror-glass skyscrapers, then the Wells Fargo tower is ...

Minneapolis’ skyline is different, thanks to three tall towers — IDS, Wells Fargo and Capella.If the IDS Center is the best of the 1970s mirror-glass skyscrapers, then the Wells Fargo tower is ...

In addition to blink-and-you'll-miss-it shots of Minneapolis, it had an earworm song that extolled the city's virtues. Somehow it ended up at Augsburg University, labeled "Skip Day 1947." ...

There are many ways to take in the Minneapolis skyline. By highway and skyway are what most people know. But thanks to two riverboat captains and the summer sun, there's now another way.