Ride Through Minneapolis, Step Off Onto the Stone Arch Bridge
A two-hour small-bus loop of downtown Minneapolis with four stops where the group gets off, the Stone Arch Bridge among them.
Twin Cities Sightseeing Tours runs this loop once a day from the Minneapolis Visitor Center on Nicollet Mall, leaving at 11:00 AM and returning around 1:00 PM. The name says hop-on hop-off. The format is one small bus, one group and four places where the group gets off, looks around and climbs back on. With a single departure a day, there is no later bus to wait for at a stop. One June 2026 reviewer put it plainly: "This is not hop off hop on though."
On this listing everyone books under one traveler type, Adult, which runs from age 0 to 99, so a child counts as a full traveler. A shared departure holds up to twelve travelers, the guiding is in English, and gratuities are not included.
Minneapolis Hop On Hop Off TourTwo-hour guided loop by small bus from the Minneapolis Visitor Center at 11:00 AM, with stops at the Guthrie Theater, Stone Arch Bridge, First Avenue and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.www.viator.comFour Stops, Each With Its Own Clock
The operator names the four stops: the Guthrie Theater as a self-guided visit, the Stone Arch Bridge as a guided walk, First Avenue from the outside, and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, home to Spoonbridge and Cherry. The listing gives the Guthrie, the bridge and the garden about twenty minutes each and First Avenue five, and pitches the Guthrie on the view from its Endless Bridge. The Guthrie's own hours page has the building closed on Mondays and opening at 1:00 PM Tuesday to Friday, or 10:00 AM on weekends and matinee days. On a Monday the Guthrie stays shut, and on a Tuesday to Friday with no matinee the tour is over by the time it opens. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board lists the Stone Arch Bridge at 6:00 AM to midnight, and the Walker Art Center keeps the Sculpture Garden free and open on the same hours all year. The operator adds that stops are subject to last-minute building and road closures.
City Hall, the Stadium and the Basilica Go By the Window
Between stops the bus covers the ten neighborhoods on the operator's list, from the North Loop and the Mill District to Northeast Minneapolis, Nicollet Island and Loring Park, with a ten-minute pause at the Mississippi riverfront. City Hall, U.S. Bank Stadium, the Basilica of Saint Mary and the Hennepin Avenue Bridge are drive-bys. So are the Milwaukee Road Depot's train shed and the Hennepin Theater District. Reviewers in summer 2026 mostly praised the guides' history. The few who wanted more asked for a longer tour, more stops, or more of the city beyond downtown.
October Through March Rides the Enclosed Coach
The operator uses its open-air bus only in June, July and August. From September through May it runs the enclosed coach, so every departure on sale now, October through March, is on that bus. The operator describes it as thirteen seats set around the perimeter, fully temperature controlled. The bus in this page's photos, as in the listing's, is the open-air summer bus. On the booking calendar as checked on October 14, 2026, departures run at 11:00 AM Monday to Friday in October, daily in November, Monday to Thursday in December, and daily from January through March 2027. The operator lists April onward as coming soon.
Final Sales, Tips and Who Can Ride
All sales on this listing are final, with no refund for a cancellation on your side. The listing also marks the tour as weather-dependent and as needing a minimum number of travelers, so a cancellation from the operator's side is possible. The operator says tours run rain, snow or shine, and that extreme weather, when travel is not advised in the metro area, can cancel one. The operator states that its sightseeing tours are not wheelchair accessible unless an accessible bus is booked for a private tour. The listing marks the tour as stroller accessible and suitable for all fitness levels, and allows service animals. Tips are extra, and the operator's FAQ calls 20% the service-industry standard. Water is on board, and your own non-alcoholic drinks are welcome.
📍 Meet right outside the main entrance of the Minneapolis Visitor Center at 505 Nicollet Mall. The listing says the guide wears a purple shirt with the company logo. Meet Minneapolis places the center across 5th Street from the Nicollet METRO stop and lists the center itself as closed on Sundays and Mondays. The operator sends parking details in the confirmation email and suggests using a restroom before you arrive. The tour ends back at the same entrance around 1:00 PM, in the middle of Nicollet Mall with the afternoon still open, and from Tuesday to Sunday the Guthrie is open by then.