Welcome to Bloomington, Minnesota - the place that is always blooming and always booming! Bloomington is the ideal place to base your stay in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area.

Bloomington is conveniently located at the crossroads of Interstate highways 494 and I-35W and adjacent to the Minneapolis St. / Paul International Airport. It's just 10-15 minutes to downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul, and 20 minutes to scenic lakes, woods, and other exciting Minnesota tourism attractions and casinos. Bloomington, Minnesota offers something for everyone.

Bloomington is culturally split into two areas by US Interstate 35W. The highway creates a geographic barrier which carries through into most of the daily life and language of residents. The area west of I-35W is locally known as "West Bloomington," and the area east is called "East Bloomington." West Bloomington functions largely as a bedroom community—East Bloomington contains most of the industry, as well as lower-income housing, and the Mall of America.

Most locals will refer to themselves as either from "East" or "West" Bloomington, when they describe where they live. East and West Bloomington have separate high schools, John F. Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson, respectively.

Bloomington was the home from 1961 to 1981 for the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium (now the site of the Mall of America), and the Minnesota North Stars at the Met Center from 1967 to 1993.