With the exception of twins and double suicide pacts, we’re born alone

December 3, 2012 12:00 am
Best known for its long winters, lakes, and to a certain demographic, as the ancestral home of Brandon and Brenda Walsh, Minneapolis is also America's most bike friendly city. If you find yourself alone in Minneapolis, take advantage of their bike share program, NiceRide, which is the the largest in the country.
Best known for its long winters, lakes, and to a certain demographic, as the ancestral home of Brandon and Brenda Walsh, Minneapolis is also America's most bike friendly city. If you find yourself alone in Minneapolis, take advantage of their bike share program, NiceRide, which is the the largest in the country.

With the exception of twins and double suicide pacts, we’re born alone and we die alone. And whether you’re visiting a new city by yourself or have no plans in your hometown, there’s plenty of fun to be had solo.Published on February 6, 2012

Isn't man always alone? Contemplate that, and other big questions, while trying to understand the power of Mark Rothko's art at the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.

Isn’t man always alone? Contemplate that, and other big questions, while trying to understand the power of Mark Rothko’s art at the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.

Nothing fights loneliness like hunger. If you're stuck in Dallas, take advantage of the local food scene, and go on a taco crawl.

Nothing fights loneliness like hunger. If you’re stuck in Dallas, take advantage of the local food scene, and go on a taco crawl.

For those who prefer the sweet to the savory, a cupcake tour of Manhattan is a great way to see the city, no buddies required.

For those who prefer the sweet to the savory, a cupcake tour of Manhattan is a great way to see the city, no buddies required.

Another great thing to do alone: Drink with two hands. Take a tour in the country of Anheuser-Busch or micro-brews in St. Louis, Missouri.

Another great thing to do alone: Drink with two hands. Take a tour in the country of Anheuser-Busch or micro-brews in St. Louis, Missouri.

Actually, plenty of fun requires no small talk, like taking surf lessons in Orange County, California.

Actually, plenty of fun requires no small talk, like taking surf lessons in Orange County, California.

Every first Friday of the month, Denver's Santa Fe Drive, just south of downtown and home to art galleries, performance spaces, restaurants, and bars, open its doors. The streets are crowded with a variety of colorful characters, types of music, smells, fashion and food. With so much stimulation, it's hard to feel alone.

Every first Friday of the month, Denver’s Santa Fe Drive, just south of downtown and home to art galleries, performance spaces, restaurants, and bars, open its doors. The streets are crowded with a variety of colorful characters, types of music, smells, fashion and food. With so much stimulation, it’s hard to feel alone.

The traditional lonely businessman's pitstop is the peep-show, but at the Lusty Lady, the classic views comes with a twist. The San Francisco strip club is employee owned, the only such co-op in America. So even if your lap dancer is objectified, she's also empowered.

The traditional lonely businessman’s pitstop is the peep-show, but at the Lusty Lady, the classic views comes with a twist. The San Francisco strip club is employee owned, the only such co-op in America. So even if your lap dancer is objectified, she’s also empowered.

No one can tell you're alone in a movie theater, what better place to see a movie than L.A.? For Valentine's Day, local art house Cinefamily is showing a mash-up of the 100 Most Outrageous Fucks in film. Actually, that might not be the best thing to see alone on Valentine's Day.

No one can tell you’re alone in a movie theater, what better place to see a movie than L.A.? For Valentine’s Day, local art house Cinefamily is showing a mash-up of the 100 Most Outrageous Fucks in film. Actually, that might not be the best thing to see alone on Valentine’s Day.

In Miami, one bar makes drinking alone a little more visually appealing. Jimbo's in Virginia Key, off mainland Miami, is part shanty town, part dive bar. It's where the city's misfits and free spirits gather to drink beer, eat smoked fish, and play bocce. It's also the prefect place to escape all by your lonesome self and maybe hook up with a hottie in a tie-dye bikini and cowboy hat.

In Miami, one bar makes drinking alone a little more visually appealing. Jimbo’s in Virginia Key, off mainland Miami, is part shanty town, part dive bar. It’s where the city’s misfits and free spirits gather to drink beer, eat smoked fish, and play bocce. It’s also the prefect place to escape all by your lonesome self and maybe hook up with a hottie in a tie-dye bikini and cowboy hat.

Why fight man's inherent inability to relate to man? Embrace your inner cat-lady at Seattle's annual cat show. A

Why fight man’s inherent inability to relate to man? Embrace your inner cat-lady at Seattle’s annual cat show. A