Overview
Columbia Heights and Fridley are suburbs of Minneapolis located in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
1 sights · 1 things to do · 4 places to eat
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Best things about Columbia Heights-Fridley
Fridley History Center
A small community history museum housed in a two-room schoolhouse built in the 1930s. Exhibits trace Fridley's transition from sleepy farming community to modern suburb. One of the former classrooms still looks as it did…
Heights Theater
Single-screen movie theater with a live pipe organ.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 83°F; winter lows dip to about 9°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and Aug. (climate data from nearby Minneapolis)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- MSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis — 13 mi away (major hub). Directions
- STC Saint Cloud Regional Airport, Saint Cloud — 52 mi away. Directions
Interstate 694 passes through the south end of Fridley, close to Columbia Heights. Central Avenue (Minnesota Highway 65) and University Avenue (Minnesota Highway 47) are the main thoroughfares through both towns.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Fridley History Center
- Lunch Dong Yang
- Afternoon Heights Theater
- Dinner Filfillah
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Get in
By car
Interstate 694 passes through the south end of Fridley, close to Columbia Heights. Central Avenue (Minnesota Highway 65) and University Avenue (Minnesota Highway 47) are the main thoroughfares through both towns.
By train
Go Fridley railway station
By bus
A few Metro Transit bus routes serve Columbia Heights. The Columbia Heights Transit Center (at Central Avenue and 41st Avenue) is the main bus station for the city.
- Route 10 runs along Central Avenue and passes by the Transit Center. At 53rd Avenue it splits into two branches, one continuing along Central Avenue and the other jogging over to University Avenue. Both branches terminate at Northtown Mall in Blaine.
- Route 11 runs along University Avenue between 37th and 40th Avenues, then runs along 40th Avenue until Central Avenue, terminating at the Transit Center.
See
Do
Eat
Eat Dong Yang
A Korean restaurant hidden in the back of a Korean grocery store.
Eat Filfillah
Middle Eastern.
Eat King's
King's menu is a combination of Korean dishes plus Japanese sushi.
Go next
- To the south of town is the Northeast section of Minneapolis.
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