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Twin Cities German Immersion This K through eight school, founded in 2005, has the highest MCA test scores in the state. And everyone leaves proficient in German. tcgis.org LOCALS LOVE Luther Seminary and Old Muskego Church Graduates make up about one-third of ELCA Lutheran pastors. On campus is the first Norwegian Lutheran Church built in the United States. It’s made of oak logs in the Norwegian style, and stands (on gorgeous grounds) as a reminder of Minnesota’s immigrant heritage. luthersem.edu Saint Anthony Park Library A Carnegie library built in 1917, it follows the convention of placing the entrance atop a flight of stairs, to symbolize how learning elevates us. It’s Beaux-Arts, and the children’s library off the back has a sunny rotunda for reading.sppl.org Muffuletta Café It’s got beer cheese soup and one of the best patios (and wine lists) in St. Paul. Like the neighborhood, old haunt Muffuletta has long been dedicated to locally sourced goodness with international flair, even before it was cool. muffuletta.com SummitHill/CrocusHill-St.Paul Grand Old Treasure Summit avenue photo courtesy of Visit Saint Paul It’s a part of our Twin Cities that predates statehood—and it’s lovingly preserved. Roughly bounded by Summit Avenue and Ramsey Street on the north, 35E on the south and east, and Ayd Mill Road on the west, it’s filled with history and pedestrian-oriented shopping and dining. This is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s St. Paul: gorgeous. HISTORY More than 200 years ago, Zebulon Pike purchased land from the Dakotah for a fort. By the time Minnesota was a state some 50 years later, prominent St. Paul families had moved upfrom the river to Summit Avenue mansions. The 1900s brought middle-income development, including row houses, apartments, and a streetcar that rolled along St. Clair and Grand avenues. Smart zoning and the bluffs kept the neighborhood residential. It’s almost untouched since the 1920s. HOUSING STOCK Hello, Victorians! Summit Hill is known for its large number of old homes in a variety of turn-of-the-century styles. Preservation has been prominent since the 1960s, when mansions were rescued from flophouses or (gasp!) sitting empty. Buy a home in this neighborhood and gain entrance into a club of rehab buffs. (And pay a lot for it, too.) Luckily, condos and apartments abound; the mixed stock means the median price hovers at $200,000.