Minnesota Tourism

A Guide to Minnesota Vacations

Explore our Minnesota tourism guide that offers "insider" tips on the best things to see and do all across the North Star state. The Visit Minnesota travel site is an independent vacation guide informed by our lifelong knowledge and exploration of our state. We want to help you plan your best vacation in Minnesota.

We are lifelong Minnesota residents who spend much of our free time exploring Minnesota's attractions. What we discover, we continue to share with you!

Our Minnesota forums page links you to discussions about attractions, destinations and all you can see and do on a vacation. Read valuable tips and reviews about the best that Minnesota has to offer. Reading their comments and ratings will help you find the best deal, compare prices, and decide what you want to do on your Minnesota vacation.

Our online vacation planning page offers many resources for planning a trip to Minnesota. There is a form that allows you to ask questions about Minnesota tourism and get answers from the Visit Minnesota webmaster or others who contribute to the site.

Minnesota Vacation Spots: get ideas about vacation destinations in all unique regions in Minnesota.

Among the cities in Minnesota, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are the most frequent Minnnesota vacation destinations. Duluth, on the North Shore of Lake Superior is also among the most popular Minnesota tourist spots. If you plan to visit any of these, we recommend that you purchase an Entertainment Book. The discounts on dining, hotels, and entertainment will save many times the cost of the book.

The other book that goes with us everywhere in Minnesota is the Moon Minnesota Handbook...our favorite Minnesota travel guidebook. It continues to amaze us with the detailed recommendations for Minnesota tourist attractions that we might have otherwise missed.

If you would love to discover some of the more quirky Minnesota roadside attractions and some out-of-the-way little known Minnesota hidden gems, the Moon Minnesota handbook will show you the way.

As a popular destination in all four seasons of the year you will discover that some of our best Minnesota tourist attractions are in what would be the "off season" in other places.

Prepare to travel to Minnesota by checking out the best deals on airfare and lodging. We've linked to all of the most weel known travel companies so you can compare offers and be sure to get the best Minnesota vacation as well as the least expensive vacation. We have lots of Minnesota travel tips about getting to Minnesota and getting around Minnesota once you are here. Don't overlook the Minnesota Deals page if you want to know ways you can save big on your Minnesota vacation.

If you are looking for a Minnesota map you can find lots of varieties.

And, you can order lots of free Minnesota vacation brochures to help you plan your trip

We hope you will visit us and then come back to the Visit Minnesota website to share your experiences in our Minnesota Forums