Heading to the HHH Metrodome soon? Check out the best places to Park Near the Metrodome...

With Spring Graduations and Gopher Baseball, there are lots of upcoming events at the HHH Metrodome. Whether you are a local heading over to watch the Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseaball team or an out-of-towner coming in for one of the graduations happening at the Metrodome, parking near the HHH Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis can be a challenge.

Even as a seasoned "dome veteran" I still have troubles some time figuring out where I can and can't park and what the best place is to find a spot without driving around for hours. So if you are heading to the HHH Metrodome any time soon and are planning on Parking near the Metrodome check out the parking ahead of time!

When I park near the dome I typically leave my car in one of the ramps, although you usually have to walk a little farther than the surface lots, you can almost always find a spot. I like the Government Center Ramp on 5th Ave and 6th Street, or the Riverfront Parking Ramp on 2nd Street and Washington Ave, or Mill Quarter Parking Ramp also on 2nd and Washington. To view Parking Near the Metrodome, follow this link to the City of Minneapolis Parking Map.

HHH Metrodome may continue to be the home of the Minnesota Vikings after the propsal for a new Vikings Stadium was voted down

The Minnesota Vikings had a major blow dealt today to their hopes of getting a new stadium. Just two days after the Minnesota Vikings released their plans for a new stadium that would cost almost $800 Million. The proposal was voted down 10-9 this morning with little hope for revision before the legislator goes on a break in 2 weeks.

Some are saying that the proposal took so long to come about because there was an internal debate about funding from the Vikings Camp... others say that the release of the proposal was strategic so that the legislature would be forced to make a decision before the session ran out. Whatever the motivation was, the Minnesota Vikings will need to come up with a major Plan B before they can even think about moving ahead on finding a new home.

Minnesota Vikings spokespeople have already claimed they WILL NOT be renewing their lease at the HHH Metrodome after the 2011 season, however critics are beginning to think that the line in the sand may have to be re-drawn at the cost of the Vikings pride and credibility. Check back for more updates in the coming weeks.

University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball comes to the HHH Metrodome

The Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Team will be playing at the HHH Metrodome weekends in May. The University of Minnesota Varsity Baseball Team will be playing in the Dome the weekend of Friday May 7th, Saturday May 8th, Sunday May 9th, Friday May 14th, Saturday May 15th and Sunday May 16th. If you miss Minnesota Twins Baseball at the Metrodome, don't miss this chance to catch a game and eat a Dome Dog!

HHH Metrodome Alcohol Policy make shape Beer Ruling at TCF Bank Stadium

Up until the 2009 Minnesota Gophers Football Season, the HHH Metrodome was the home of the Golden Gophers Football Team. So when fans came to watch Gophers Home Games, they had the opportunity to buy alcohol.

However, when the Gophers moved out of the HHH Metrodome and into TCF Bank Stadium, the Minnesota legislature decided that the University of Minnesota had to enforce an all-or-known rule, meaning they had to provide alcohol to all of the seats in TCF Bank Stadium or known. The University of Minnesota did not want to sell alcohol on the levels where student seating was, so no alcohol was sold last season at TCF Bank Stadium.

Estimates have said that the decision to make TCF Bank Stadium dry cost the University of Minnesota $1 Million... not exactly pocket change. So now the Minnesota State Legislature is working to pass a bill that would allow the U of M to sell alcohol in the premium seats... time will tell, though it is clear that legislatures are considering the fact that the HHH Metrodome successfully sold alcohol at Golden Gopher Football Games for years.

Don't be Sad Twins Fans, even though the Twins Home Opener is not at the HHH Metrodome, there are still great ways to visit the Dome

It seems strange that the Twins Home Opener is not at the HHH Metrodome this year, like most things although I wrote about all the time and I visited Target Field, until very recently it had not struck me that the Minnesota Twins 2010 Home Opener is not going to be at the HHH Metrodome... This sudden pang of missing the Dome inspired me to look through my HHH Metrodome Photos. Here are a few of my favorite HHH Metrodome Pictures

I can't believe that I'm saying this... but wouldn't a New Vikings Stadium be great?

I know that as the writer of a HHH METRODOME blog, I should not be even thinking it... but after touring the Target Field Open House this past weekend I realized that although the HHH Metrodome holds a huge piece of most Vikings or Twins Fans hearts, it is time to say goodbye.

I think I'm finally ready to see a BRAND NEW Vikings Stadium, something state of the art and built specifically for Minnesota Vikings Football. While it seems likely that the 2010 Minnesota Vikings Schedule will be held in full at the HHH Metrodome, I think it is time for Vikings Fans to pull together and demand that the Minnesota Vikings get a new home instead of the Dome (hey maybe that could be the slogan?).

If you agree that the HHH Metrodome should be torn down and a new Vikings Stadium should be built leave me a comment here!

Looking for the HHH Metrodome? Check out the Minneapolis Metrodome Address and the Google Map of the HHH Metrodome

For those of us who live in the Twin Cities, the HHH Metrodome is a landmark that many of us use to give directions from. Although few of Twin Cities Dwellers could really tell you the exact address of the HHH Metrodome, people know where it is and how to get there.

For those of you who are not from the Twin Cities Metro Area, finding the HHH Metrodome in the maze of Downtown Minneapolis one-way streets and construction zones can be a bit frustrating. So I'm making it easy, the HHH Metrodome Adress is

Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
900 S 5th St
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 335-3336‎

For those of you who are slightly more visual here is a Metrodome Map

The Big Question really becomes though, once you find the HHH Metrodome how much longer is it going to be there? My thoughts, for anyone who has not been inside the historic HHH Metrodome, go now before it is too late.