I used to come here with my uncle when I was young. This place hasn't really changed much since…read morethen and that's what makes it fantastic!! I love how LOUD the engines get when dozens of cars race past the stands. Cheap and fun date night you can even bring the kids to! Family fun on a budget.

Graham Arena Complex is operated by the Rochester Park & Rec  The complex, has four arenas with…read moreover 100,000 sq ft. Located on the Olmsted County Fairgrounds.  The arenas are primarily used for ice skating events for ten months out of the year. They also host a variety of dry floor events depending upon the time of year from: The country fair, Rodeo's, guns/RV shows & much more. The lobby connects all 4 of the arenas and host a concessions, skate shop, vending machines, a few arcade hames & 70" TV with seating area to entertain visitors between events. Compared to most facilities it's not a bad set up. Entrances are located on both the west and east side and decent amount of parking that overflow into the fairgrounds as need depending on the size of the event.

Very disappointed. We attended a comedy show and were seated in the correct seats. After the show…read morestarted, a couple arrived late and another staff member evicted us from our seats. He told us we were in a side section. After signing back into Ticketmaster and proving we were in the correct seats (with other people telling him what section we were in), he wanted to leave the other couple in our second row seats and have us move. All this time we were all blocking the show for those behind us. Plus we missed the start of the show. We finally were allowed back into our seats without an apology. I was so mad that I didn't enjoy the show. Staff need to know the sections and how to treat people.

I was actually pretty impressed with the Mayo Civic Center. The Mayo Civic Center reminds me a lot…read moreof the River Center in St. Paul but on slightly smaller scale. Very similar in architecture and space, it is a unique change of scenery for conferences and events that I usually attend in the Twin Cities. I was expecting this space to be much smaller than other venues since it is in Rochester but it is actually very adequate in showcasing large events and activities. I was impressed by the amount of events and shows that are sponsored through this space, as well as bigger ticket names coming through. I will have to start checking their calendar to see what comes through since I only live an hour out from Rochester. The Civic Center is located right in the heart of Rochester off of the river so it is really easy finding parking or somewhere to eat as well as navigating while in downtown.

Recently went to this ice rink for a morning hockey tournament for my nephew. The stands to watch…read morethe players are great but chilly so make sure to bring blankets, hot hands, etc. The bathroom was clean and toasty/warm. The concession stand was good, we ordered a couple of items from there including drinks and nachos. To get away from the chilly temps, we liked the above (2nd floor) lookout.

You can tell that the locals put TLC into this arena, and those special touches raise this…read moreotherwise pedestrian arena into the notable group. The basics: single indoor ice sheet, seating on one side, heated lobby, locker rooms, bonus outdoor second sheet of ice with "indoor" boards just steps out back. Several things make this arena notable. *the outside is green, which you quickly forget once inside (see point 2 below), so when you arrive here for the first time look for the "Green Monster" arena building. *Great painting of team colors all over the place in orange and black for their Tigers. *outside rink outback with real hockey boards and glass. No stands, just stand in the snow. *Small heated lobby with some booth seating and occasion concessions. *indoor second level "suite" area is a small space upstairs above lobby with seating, classic photos and paintings all behind the glass overlooking one corner of the arena. This space is cozy. *the score box is an elevated secure space perched above the penalty boxes and I've been inside... it's heated and awesome. *I was told the main seating area is rather cold (yes even for an ice arena) and the above heaters may not have been on during our game. *one mystery for my next visit is the far corner of the arena. This area looks like it was walled off for storage or lockers. And then someone said, let's make a deck on top of that. This looks like a fun place to watch a game, the second level area has deck fence up there, but I didn't see a way up there and suppose that was intentional to keep people like me out. *One final thing I enjoy was they drive the zamboni half a block away and dump out the scrapped ice in a nearby park. Seriously, how often do you see a zamboni driving down the street past a bunch of parked cars?

We really enjoy loggers games at Copeland park. What we don't enjoy is the food. I know we can't…read moreexpect much from baseball park food., but it just seems to be getting worse over the Years. It doesn't seem to help to complain about anything. Prices are going up and a lot of portions are getting smaller. Certain items we just stopped buying. The soft pretzels are good, but they changed the cheese last year. It's now a white cheese that tastes terrible. I'm sure they went with a cheaper brand. The chicken breast fillets used to be good, but this year they're smaller and dry. The popcorn is good, when it isn't too salty and the price went way up. Cheese curds and onion rings are in very small portions and average about a dollar for each piece of food. We wouldn't mind paying about money if the portions were a decent size. Not happy and not going to buy a lot of that stuff anymore. One thing I find hilarious is the over priced ice cream cones. There have been a lot of regulars at the games who stopped buying them as of last year. You get a small cone with no ice cream in it at all and the so-called one scoop is more like a half a scoop, perched on top of the cone. We've started to eat our meals before we go to the game, when before, we always had our dinner at the game. Costs a lot less, tastes better, and saves us a lot of money!

The stadium is pretty average, decently clean. The women's restroom could use a little attention,…read morebut not disgusting. We got Club Deck tickets, where we got unlimited food, soft drinks, and 3 adult beverages. Good deal, good seats. The Loggers didn't play too well this game, but the biggest downfall was the Ballpark DJ. This person played music between every pitch...every...pitch. It was overstimulating and made the game unenjoyable halfway through. You couldn't just enjoy the game. The playlist was small, on repeat, and just not reading the room well. The announcer was on top of his game, though and helpful with live and between-innings updates.

Rochester is home to IBM and Mayo Clinic AND has been voted best city to live in a few times and…read moretypically will make the list of top 10 places. I will say that it is a great place to raise children and get involved in the community if you so desire. The city is clean and new looking compared to a lot of places I have traveled and there is an abundance of parks and community events to spend time at. They are safe--I left my house and car doors unlocked most of the time I lived there---with never a problem. people are generally friendly here--there does seem to be a bit of the keeping up with the jone's mentality as during the summer months people are in competition to see who can have the nicest lawn during the three months of summer they get. Health care is obviously top-notch---they are lacking in food diversity and fine dining options...just a ton of the same-old same-old for restaurants and bars. The twin cities is only an hour away though so you can always travel if you really wanted to....

We had a wonderful night sitting on the lower sports deck. The atmosphere was inviting and fun. The…read moreannouncer was difficult to hear and very muffled. The food/drink was all you can eat and eat we did so much so they ran out of food a couple times, there was also the food temps and texture,but overall was edible and the staff was absolutely amazing! I loved that the team stands by the exit area for signatures. Slider does exactly what a good mascot does and keeps the fans engaged. I appreciated that it wasn't overly buggy which was nice. Overall it was a fun night. I will return!

If you want something to do on a nice summer evening in Rochester you really should take in a local…read morebaseball game and get out to see the Honkers....it is hilarious and so much fun to just have a few beers eat a dawg and enjoy the show. The announcer keeps things rollling and they have little games out on the field that involve the crowd. It's as American as it gets....