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Minnesota travel guide

This guide gathers everything TripsCircle knows about Minnesota: 5 destinations, 42 places and 2 curated routes. The most common route styles are nature and nightlife. Trips run 3–6 days.

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Lake Nokomis in Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota
Lake Nokomis · Joe Passe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Destinations
5
Places
42
Curated routes
2
Trip lengths
3–6 days
Routes favor
Jun – Oct and Dec – Jan

Where our routes go in Minnesota

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Downtown Minneapolis & the RiverfrontDuluthDuluthGrand MaraisGrand MaraisMinneapolisMinneapolisMinnehaha FallsMinnehaha Falls
Dots show the 5 destinations from our curated routes, plotted by latitude and longitude. Not to scale for borders.

5 destinations in Minnesota

Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.

Best of Minnesota

Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.

Places worth planning around

A short sampler from the 42 places in Minnesota, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.

Curated routes through Minnesota

2 routes with at least one stop here.

Best time to visit Minnesota

Of the 2 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to Jun – Oct and Dec – Jan.

Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 80°F (27°C), and January the coolest at about 20°F (-7°C). June is the wettest, around 4.4 in (111 mm) of rain, and January the driest at about 0.9 in (23 mm).

NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.

20°F-7°CJan0.9 in
23°F-5°CFeb1.0 in
37°F3°CMar1.5 in
51°F11°CApr2.8 in
63°F17°CMay3.7 in
73°F23°CJun4.4 in
80°F27°CJul3.5 in
78°F26°CAug3.6 in
70°F21°CSep3.3 in
54°F12°COct3.0 in
39°F4°CNov1.5 in
25°F-4°CDec1.5 in
Average daily high in °F (°C below) and monthly rainfall in inches (bars), NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages across 3 destinations.

Weather by destination

Getting around Minnesota

Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Planning a trip to Minnesota

How many days do you need for a trip to Minnesota?

Our 2 curated routes with stops in Minnesota run 3–6 days.

What are the best places to visit in Minnesota?

Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Minnesota are Minneapolis, Duluth, Grand Marais, Downtown Minneapolis & the Riverfront and Minnehaha Falls. Minneapolis alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.

When is the best time to visit Minnesota?

At least half of our routes here recommend Jun – Oct and Dec – Jan. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in June.

Where can I find the best restaurants in Minnesota?

See our curated picks: best restaurants in Minnesota, chosen from 9 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for bars & cafés, things to do and outdoor spots.

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