Anoka

Anoka is a city in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Anoka County and known as the Halloween Capital of the World.

Understand

Anoka is located at the confluence of the Rum and Mississippi Rivers.

Get in

By car

US Highways 10 and 169 run through Anoka.

By train

• 1 Northstar Line (Anoka Station), 4th Ave and Johnson St. The Northstar Line is a commuter rail service linking Anoka with downtown Minneapolis. Service is infrequent, with five inbound trips on weekday mornings and five outbound trips on weekday afternoons/evenings, with one reverse trip during each rush hour period. There are also three trips in each direction on weekends. One-way fares between Anoka and Minneapolis $3 at all times; one-way fares between Anoka and any other station $3 weekdays, $2.50 weekends. 

See

• 1 Anoka County History Center and Library, 2135 3rd Ave (at Van Buren St), ☏ +1 763 421-0600. Tu 10AM-8PM, W-F 10AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-4PM. A museum chronicling the history of Anoka County with permanent and rotating exhibits. The historical society also conducts various history tours around the city and county. $3 adults, $2 children 6-17. Free admission first Tu of the month. (updated Oct 2016)
• 2 Windego Park Auditorium and Open Air Theater, S Ferry St, south of Main St. An outdoor amphitheater built in 1914 on the west bank of the Rum River. 

Eat

• 1 Bamboo Village, 737 W Main St (at Fairoak Ave), ☏ +1 763 432-0902. 11AM-9PM daily. Chinese. 
• 2 Casa Rio, 201 Jackson St, ☏ +1 763 205-2427. Su-Th 11AM-11PM, F-Sa 11AM-1AM. Tex-Mex. 
• 3 Two Scoops, 1918 2nd Ave (between Main and Monroe Sts), ☏ +1 763 323-0622. Winter: M-Th 2PM-9PM, F 2PM-10PM, Sa noon-10PM, Su noon-9PM. Ice cream shop. 

Drink

• 1 Avant Garden, 215 E Main St. M 7AM-7PM, Tu-F 7AM-8PM, Sa 8AM-8PM, Su 9AM-5PM. Coffee house with outdoor patio in the bank. Located in what used to be an old saloon. 
• 2 Danno's Ibiza West, 227 E Main St, ☏ +1 763 421-0570. Local dive bar. 

Sleep

• 1 Regency Inn & Suites, 1129 US Hwy 10 W (at Thurston Ave), ☏ +1 763 422-8000. 

Connect

Internet

In addition to the branch library listed below, the Anoka County History Center (listed above), which is affiliated with the Anoka County Library, offers free wireless internet.

• 1 Rum River Library (Anoka County Library), 4201 6th Ave (off Bunker Lake Blvd between 7th Ave and the Rum River), ☏ +1 763 576-4695. M,W noon-8PM, Tu,Th 10AM-6PM, F noon-6PM, Sa 10AM-5PM. Free wireless internet access. (updated Oct 2016)

Go next

Routes through Anoka

Fargo ← Elk River ←	W  E	→ Coon Rapids → Saint Paul
Grand Rapids ← Elk River ←	N  S	→ Maple Grove/Brooklyn Park → Minneapolis via
Aitkin ← Mille Lacs ← Jct W E ← Jct W E ←	N  S	→ Coon Rapids → Minneapolis
Big Lake ← Elk River ←	NW  SE	→ Coon Rapids → Minneapolis