# Mapping MN's Hidden City Feat. YouTuber Chris Parr

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Published: 2026-03-06T19:47:49+00:00
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## Resource

What the hell is going on in North Oaks, Minnesota? That's the question Minneapolis-based videographer/YouTuber Chris Parr set out to answer. In a video from last month titled "I Mapped Google’s ONLY SECRET CITY," Parr explains why North Oaks—an extremely wealthy north metro city of 5,200—doesn't appear on Google Street View, gets into the history of mapping in general, chats with multiple historians and a drone expert, and then gets hovering above the hidden city in question. Enjoy our chat with Parr, and here's a link to his viral video. But before all that, Em, Keith, and Jay went 'round the horn for our regular segment, What I Learned in Racket. Here's what we learned... Radish Farm Stop: A New SW Minneapolis Grocer That’s Like a Year-Round Farmers Market Yes, That Mancini’s: How a Legendary St. Paul Steakhouse Raised $35K for the Resistance Sack’s Back: MN’s Greatest Political Cartoonist Un-Retired Because He’s ‘So Fucking Pissed’ at Trump, ICE Subscribe  to  RacketCast  wherever you get your podcasts—Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, etc. • Wanna  advertise  on RacketCast? Email us at  advertise@racketmn.com . • Have a food/drink, event, or show recommendation? How about a civic hot take? General or specific question?  Call 619-RACKTIP  (619-722-5847) with your first name + city + 3-min.-maximum voicemail, and we might play it on a future episode. • Special thanks to local band  Van Stee  for supplying our podcast music! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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