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Overview of Minnesota (Minnesota (MN))
Minnesota (Minnesota (MN)) features major hubs at Minneapolis, Saint Paul & Duluth. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include Minneapolis Chain of Lakes & Mall of America, Voyageurs National Park, Boundary Waters Canoe Area & North Shore Scenic Drive along Lake Superior.
How to get to Minnesota
Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport (MSP), Metro Transit light rail, Amtrak Empire Builder & Borealis at St. Paul Union Depot, and I-35/I-94. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.
Signature local food in Minnesota
When visiting cities and towns across Minnesota, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:
- Juicy Lucy cheese-stuffed burger
- Minnesota wild rice soup & walleye pike
- Swedish meatballs, lefse & tater tot hotdish
- Honeycrisp apple crisp & lingonberry tarts
- North Shore craft lagers & wild-rice ales
Best time to visit Minnesota
Best time to visit Minnesota: Jun–Oct.
Featured cities & towns in Minnesota (26 featured · 241 total)
Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:
| City / Town | County & Type | Population | Elevation | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | US City | 410,939 | 253 m (830 ft) | City guide → |
| Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | US City | 303,176 | 242 m (794 ft) | City guide → |
| Rochester Rochester, MN | US City | 112,225 | 312 m (1024 ft) | City guide → |
| Bloomington Bloomington, MN | US City | 86,435 | 252 m (827 ft) | City guide → |
| Duluth Duluth, MN | US City | 86,110 | 214 m (702 ft) | City guide → |
| Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park, MN | US City | 79,149 | 265 m (869 ft) | City guide → |
| Plymouth Plymouth, MN | US City | 75,907 | 296 m (971 ft) | City guide → |
| Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN | US City | 68,385 | 287 m (942 ft) | City guide → |
| Woodbury Woodbury, MN | US City | 67,855 | 324 m (1063 ft) | City guide → |
| Eagan Eagan, MN | US City | 66,286 | 292 m (958 ft) | City guide → |
| Saint Cloud Saint Cloud, MN | US City | 65,842 | 314 m (1030 ft) | City guide → |
| Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN | US City | 63,496 | 270 m (886 ft) | City guide → |
| West Coon Rapids West Coon Rapids, MN | US City | 62,528 | 260 m (853 ft) | City guide → |
| Coon Rapids Coon Rapids, MN | US City | 62,240 | 262 m (860 ft) | City guide → |
| Blaine Blaine, MN | US City | 62,124 | 276 m (906 ft) | City guide → |
| Burnsville Burnsville, MN | US City | 61,481 | 296 m (971 ft) | City guide → |
| Lakeville Lakeville, MN | US City | 60,633 | 296 m (971 ft) | City guide → |
| Breckenridge Breckenridge, MN | US City | 3,290 | 293 m (961 ft) | City guide → |
| Jackson Jackson, MN | US City | 3,234 | 401 m (1316 ft) | City guide → |
| Williams Williams, MN | US City | 185 | 351 m (1152 ft) | City guide → |
| Homer Homer, MN | US City | 181 | 211 m (692 ft) | City guide → |
| Woodstock Woodstock, MN | US City | 120 | 556 m (1824 ft) | City guide → |
| Avalon Avalon, MN | US City | 0 | 303 m (994 ft) | City guide → |
| Key West Key West, MN | US City | 0 | 259 m (850 ft) | City guide → |
| Leavenworth Leavenworth, MN | US City | 0 | 306 m (1004 ft) | City guide → |
| Page Page, MN | US City | 0 | 369 m (1211 ft) | City guide → |