Visit Minnesota

 Vacation Fun in all
Four Seasons of the Year!

Visit Minnesota and enjoy exciting vacation spots all year long.  Discover the best travel destinations in all of our seven distinct Minnesota tourism spots. 

As life-long residents, we have traveled, and continue to explore, all across Minnesota. We want to share our beautiful state with you.

What do you want to do on a Minnesota vacation? You will find a diversity of experience here that may surprise and delight you. You expect beautiful lakes and forests. You may not know about our prairies, bluff country, river valleys, high cliffs, cascading waterfalls and energetic, exciting cities. Each area of our state has unique activities and attractions.

If you are new to the state, or just want some travel tips about specific types of Minnesota vacations, start with our 10 best vacations spots.

We recently published our own guidebook to Minnesota State Parks for Kindle: Minnesota State Parks: From Afton to Zippel Bay

 Family-Friendly Travel Destinations!

You deserve all the information we can gather to help you plan your family getaway. Start by checking out what we think are the top 10 ten family vacations.

Vacations can be expensive so we offer some cheap family vacation ideas, ideas about backyard vacations and even some fun tips about staycations.

We'll show you delightful adventures, family vacation spots in every region, and ideas about romantic destinations, including Minnesota hotels and Bed & Breakfast Inns.

Relax in at one of our legendary resorts, reserve a cabin in the woods, camp in a state park or venture out on a houseboat. If you really love adventure, pack up your camping gear and paddle your canoe into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The Most Romantic Minnesota Vacations

Romantic Minnesota vacations might take you to one of our charming river towns, to the energetic Twin Cities or to a remote wilderness cabin. Treat yourself to the pampering of a romantic bed & breakfast inn or one of our most romantic hotels.

Romantic Lanesboro, the "bed & breakfast capital of Minnesota" is just one of the beautiful choices for romantic getaways.

Four Seasons of Vacation Fun!

Enjoy Minnesota vacations in all four seasons of the year. The state transforms into an autumn paradise in mid-September. Visitors flock to the highways to view our autumn scenery.

Be sure to visit Minnesota in winter. By late October the state is often covered with a blanket of snow and is one of the top winter vacation destinations in the world.

We don't hide from winter! We get out and play in the snow. We love our Minnesota winter sports.

While we don't have mountains, we do have wonderful ski resorts. Trails across the state, including in our state parks, are groomed for cross-country skiing. You can find places to take a dog sled tour, to skijour with your dog, and go on a sleigh ride. Attend winter festivals in many towns and cities all across the state.

If you enjoy fishing, you will love "hard water fishing" or as it is better known, ice fishing.

National Publications Often Praise Minnesota Vacation Destinations.

• Journalist Charles Kuralt called Ely, Minnesota the "number one vacation destination in the country." He further stated: "On the map, Ely appears to be at the end of the road. For people who love the wilderness and beauty and solitude, on the contrary, it's the center of the world."
• National Geographic described Lake Vermilion as one of the ten most scenic lakes in the U. S.
• Red Wing, Minnesota was recently named one of the top 25 historic destinations in the world by National Geographic Traveler magazine. The same magazine highlighted Minneapolis as one of the “10 best summer trips.”
• Forbes Magazine recently named the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as "the most relaxing" cities in the country. We think "relaxing" defines all Minnesota vacations.
  

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