U.S. - American Rivers cruise ports

Minneapolis big-city appeal melds seamlessly with small-town charm. Millions of visitors are drawn there each year for its eclectic variety of culture, sports, entertainment, and shopping. The City features 22 lakes and 170 parks, and with the Mississippi River winding through the city, Minneapolis' natural beauty is breathtaking. Whether you're looking for fun-filled days or fast-paced nights, Minneapolis has something for everyone.

St. Louis has attractions and activities for everyone. Boating tours, museums, historic sites such as the village where Daniel Boon lived, shopping, fine dining, and educational attractions are all within minutes from anywhere in the city. St. Louis offers culture, sophistication, old world charm, and fantastic architecture. While you are visiting, don't forget to visit the Gateway Arch, the "Gateway to the West".

Visitors to La Crosse enjoy fine shopping at specialty shops like the renowned La Crosse Clock company or the Satori Arts Gallery. Take in a game of pool or darts at Top Shots or The Green Door, and for the kids, pay a visit to the new Children's Museum, the Museum of Modern Technology, Riverside Park or the Hixon House. And on one should leave Louisiana without sampling the incredible Cajun cuisine that made us famous.

A unique combination of history, heritage, cultural attractions, superb dining and special events, Greenville, Mississippi will delight you, whatever your interests. Fabulous shopping and golf, fine dining, tennis, fishing, boating, or simply enjoying America's favorite pastime, you'll find that Greenville has much to offer.

Paducah lives up to its self-proclaimed reputation as your home away from home. The city borders both the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, and is close to the mighty Mississippi. Paducah was the site one of the most devastating battles of the Civil War, and has been immortalized in the works of native playwright Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb. Visitors can enjoy a variety of shops, concerts, and festivals.

The river town of Winona is located at the homestead of Chief Wapasha's band and Wahpasha's Cap, a magnificent mountain with a rounded top of red limestone. Sugar Loaf Mountain towers 500 feet above what was once the main channel of the Mississippi and is now Lake Winona. Indian legend has it that the mountain represented the cap of Chief Wapasha, transformed into stone.