Dive deeper in Prince's legacy with a new self-guided tour of Minneapolis
As Prince is celebrated around the Twin Cities this week during Celebration 2025 and other events, locals and visitors can dive a little deeper into The High Priest of Pop's life in Minnesota with the just-launched Purple Path.
The self-guided tour is a new project from Meet Minneapolis, Paisley Park, and the Downtown Improvement District that features temporary sidewalk clings marking places around Minneapolis (and one in Chanhassen) that were significant places in Prince's life.
The purple sidewalk markers are scattered around Minneapolis, with the majority in places around downtown at familiar locales like the Dakota Jazz Club, First Avenue, and the Schmitt Music Mural.
Though there are deeper cuts as well, offering a deeper dive into Prince's life. Each marker has a QR code that can be scanned to gain insight into why places like the IDS Center, the now-gone Glam Slam, or Mt. Sinai Hospital are part of Prince's legacy.
Here's where you'll find each of the Purple Path markets around town:
Original Sound 80 Studios (2709 E 25th St.)
Capri Theater (2027 W Broadway Ave.)
First Avenue (701 N 1st Ave.)
Glam Slam (Now Cowboy Jack's, 110 N 5th St.)
Bunker's Music Bar & Grill (761 Washington Ave. N)
Dakota Jazz Club (1010 Nicollet Mall, will be installed at a later date)
Electric Fetus (2000 4th Ave. S)
The House from Purple Rain (3420 Snelling Ave. S)
Orpheum Theatre (910 hennepin Ave.)
IDS Center (80 S 8th St.)
Uptown Mural (26th Street and Hennepin Avenue)
North Loop Mural (424 N Washington Ave.)
Downtown Mural (1st Avenue and 8th Street)
Schmitt Music Mural (South 10th Street & Marquette Avenue)
Prince Photograph (N 1st Street & N 1st Avenue)
Mt. Sinai Hospital (2215 Park Ave. S)
John Hay Elementary School (1014 Penn Ave. N)
Bryant Junior High School (now Sabathani Community Center, 310 E 38th St.)
Minneapolis Central High School (3416 S 4th Ave.)
Park Avenue United Methodist Church (3400 Park Ave. S)
Paisley Park Studios (7801 Audubon Rd. in Chanhassen)This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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