Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park Region is home to one of the nation's rare water-based national parks, world-class fishing and boating, miles of trails, and an amazing history that comes alive as you journey back to the place our first people called home.
It can be hard planning a family weekend getaway. Try starting with one of these top Minnesota family vacation ideas. Cave tours and historic sites, train rides and boat tours, waterparks and beach bonfires will fill your weekend and make you want to stay the week.
Find a classic lakeside family getaway in the MN Central Lakes Region. Enjoy boating and fishing, top state parks, historic sites and miles of trails in this region where the prairie meets the forest.
More than two dozen MN State Parks offer camper cabin, lodge or full cabin rentals year round. Heated camper cabins offer one-room lodging complete with beds, dining tables and screened porches. Most have electricity and come with a grill, fire ring and picnic table.
Native American tribes called Minnesota's prairie home for hundreds of years. Today that prairie is preserved at one of the state's must unique and beautiful state parks, where visitors can spend the night in a real tipi and hike trails crossing prairie, forest and river wetlands.
Distinctive People, Places and Activities of Minnesota
Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park Region is home to one of the nation's rare water-based national parks, world-class fishing and boating, miles of trails, and an amazing history that comes alive as you journey back to the place our first people called home.
Minnesota's top historic hotels and lodges offer a classic stay with modern amenities. Be a part of the state's history and stay near top historic sites, shopping, dining and recreation on the MN prairie, Twin Cities, North Shore or river bluffs region.
Southeast Minnesota is known for its dramatic landscapes, but it's also known for a distinctive feature below the surface: caves. Near the Minnesota-Iowa border are two places where, for decades, visitors have seen Minnesota from the inside: Mystery Cave and Niagara Cave.
Minnesota-made BĒT Vodka hopes to shape the local craft spirits industry with a sweeter, premium liquor distinctly crafted for drinking neat. It's one of a range of new spirits popping up across Minnesota as the craft spirits industry grows.
Among MN's unique historic sites, the once-bustling Phelps Mill in Western MN harkens back to the state's early milling history. Today, Phelps Mill in Ottertail County, MN, allows visitors to step back in time to the turn of the century when wheat was king.
Minnesota: You know it as the Land of 10,000 Lakes. You've been "Up North." And you've walked the famed sculpture garden. But you haven't yet seen it all!
Uniquely Minnesota® tells the stories of the people, places and activities that make Minnesota distinct. From the North Shore to Minnesota's lakes, from resorts to getaways, and from shopping to dining.
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