Xcel Energy Center

This isn’t a very good venue unless you have floor tickets.

I have a pretty biased opinion because I am a die-hard MN WILD fan, but i absolutely love the X. Every seat in the venue is great, and everything is very easily accesible. The only event other than hockey i’ve seen was a Chilli Peppers concert, which was a pretty good experience despite my strong disdain for arena rock shows.

I saw Train and matchbox twenty here in concert!

I want to see a Minnesota Wild home game.

Ideally, we’d combine this trip with trips to nearby Mall of America and not-quite-nearby U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, both of which are also on my list.