Minneapolis, MN
Ranking Christmas trees in downtown Minneapolis from scrawny to spectacular
A silver star rests atop a Christmas tree and below a light sculpture at Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
It’s the tree in the atrium at Capella Tower (225 S. 6th St.). Like its City Center brother, it is three stories tall, but the setting is far superior. It’s surrounded by a round atrium that mirrors the shape of the tree. The space is more compact than City Center’s, giving the tree, adorned with gold ornaments and ribbons and tiny lights, greater presence. The star on top points to a light sculpture that hangs in the atrium year-round, a wire cloud of bright bulbs. So the tree seems to be pointing up to an array of stars.