http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota History.com's state gallery for Minnesota. Learn more about the state symbols and famous landmarks. en Copyright 2013, History.com Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo1 Minneapolis and St. Paul are also known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis is the states largest city and St. Paul is neighboring capital city. In order for visitors to differentiate that they were in fact two distinct areas, the cities were referred to as twins. Related but not the same city. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo2 The rare pink and white lady slipper is the official state flower of Minnesota. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo3 The official state tree of Minnesota is the Red Pine, also known as the Norway Pine. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo4 The official state bird of Minnesota is the common loon. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo5 The Mall of America is the largest mall in the United States. It is the size of 78 football fields and is 9.5 Million square feet. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo6 The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is the largest urban sculpture garden in the United States. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo7 The Minnesota Twins is the American League Central team of the state. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo8 Ragnar the Minnesota Vikings Mascot, played by Joseph Juranitch, is a fixture at all National Football League home games for the Vikings. http://www.history.com/photos/minnesota/photo8