Afton State Park in eastern Minnesota near Hastings spans 1,695 acres along the St. Croix River, featuring rolling glacial moraines, deep wooded ravines, restored prairies, oak savannas, and blufftop views just 20 miles from the Twin Cities.
Fort Ridgely State Park, located near Fairfax in Nicollet and Renville Counties in south-central Minnesota, spans about 2,000 acres of prairie hills, restored grasslands, and wooded ravines overlooking the Minnesota River Valley.
Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is renowned as the longest continuous stretch of Victorian-era homes in the United States, famous for its well-preserved historic architecture.
Breakout Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an escape room center located near Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka, roughly 10 miles west of downtown Minneapolis.
Kilen Woods State Park covers about 553 acres along the Des Moines River in Jackson County, Minnesota, roughly 9 miles northeast of Lakefield and south of Windom.
Split Rock Lighthouse, perched on a 130-foot cliff on Lake Superior’s North Shore in Minnesota, was built in 1910 in response to a deadly November 1905 storm that caused the loss of 29 ships and many lives.
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park in Minnesota covers 2,200 acres along the rocky North Shore of Lake Superior and is famous for the historic Split Rock Lighthouse, built in 1910 after severe shipwrecks in the area.
Savanna Portage State Park in northeastern Minnesota near McGregor spans over 15,000 acres across rolling hills, peat bogs, swamps, fens, mixed hardwood forests, pines, and four scenic lakes, preserving a historic 6-mile canoe portage trail used for centuries by Dakota, Ojibwe, explorers, and fur traders to connect the Mississippi and Lake Superior watersheds.
Caribou Falls State Wayside is a seasonal 91-acre park along Minnesota's North Shore at mile marker 70.7 on Highway 61 near Silver Bay, offering direct access to a stunning 35-foot waterfall on the Caribou River via a moderate 3/4-mile roundtrip hike that descends wooden stairs through boreal forest to the base.
Prairie's Edge Casino Resort in Granite Falls, Minnesota, is a welcoming tribal gaming and leisure destination owned by the Upper Sioux Community, located three miles south of town on Highway 23 amid scenic prairie landscapes.
Lake Shetek State Park in southwestern Minnesota covers 1,109 acres along the western shore of Lake Shetek, the largest lake in the region at nearly 3,600 acres and headwaters of the Des Moines River, located about 4 miles east of Currie.
Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota covers over 218,000 acres of lakes, forests, and streams, offering a unique water-focused wilderness experience.
John A. Latsch State Park covers 1,654 acres along the Mississippi River, 12 miles northwest of Winona in Winona County, Minnesota, featuring three dramatic limestone bluffs—Mount Faith, Mount Hope, and Mount Charity—that rise over 500 feet above the river and served as navigation landmarks for steamboat captains.
The Pipestone National Monument visitor center in Minnesota, built in 1958 under the Mission 66 program, preserves and interprets the historic pipestone quarries that have been sacred to Native American tribes for over 3,000 years.
Camden State Park in southwestern Minnesota near Lynd features diverse landscapes including rolling prairies, dense hardwood forests along the Redwood River, wetlands, and spring-fed waters that support one of the westernmost native sugar maple stands.
