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This Quiet Little Minnesota Creek Is Where the Mighty Mississippi Actually Begins, and You Walk Right Across It
The longest river story in America starts with a row of stepping stones you…
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This Minnesota Gas Station Hides a Bakery Case Full of Giant Donuts Worth Planning Your Road Trip Around
A donut as big as your head is waiting at a Minnesota truck stop…
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8 Minnesota Factory Tours Where You Watch Everyday Favorites Get Made, and They Make a Surprisingly Great Winter Day Out
A single wool blanket can take up to 12 days of work…
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Families Have Been Sliding Into the Booths at This Old-School Minnesota Supper Club in Nisswa Since 1960
Free popcorn. That's the first thing that hooked me about this lake-country…
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This Little Roadside Cafe In Minnesota Only Cooks Four Mornings A Week, And Your Coffee Comes Free With Breakfast
A free cup of coffee with your breakfast still exists in Minnesota, and I…
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Haunted Hallways and Restless Legends Make the Historic Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre a Minnesota Ghost Hunter Favorite
Ghost stories and walleye share the same address at a 1901 hotel where…
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There’s a Fourth-Generation Minnesota Meat Market in Waconia Still Smoking Sausage the Way Great-Grandpa Did
A shiny modern grocery store with a pharmacy, a coffee counter, and a cake…
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This Minnesota Chocolate Shop on the Mississippi Is Still Making Fresh Chocolates by Hand
A chocolate turtle in this shop can come with its own pitch about real…
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Snowshoes Have Been Handcrafted The Old Way At This Minnesota Workshop In Ely For Decades
Boots stitched from moosehide are still made by hand for a living in northern…
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Watch Glass-Blowers Shape Molten Glass at Legacy Glassworks in Minneapolis
One shop in Minnesota will hand you a long metal pipe and let you turn glowing molten glass into something you made…
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Explore North Shore History Inside A 19th-Century Lighthouse Keeper’s Home At This Grand Marais Museum
A lighthouse keeper once called this house home, and now it holds stories…
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Some of the Lightest Popovers in the State Come Out of an Old Minnesota Department Store Tearoom in Rochester
A coconut cake with its own name sits in a glass case, and people…
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This Minnesota Steakhouse Is One of the Last Still Rolling Out a Giant All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Grilled pineapple shouldn't steal the show at a steakhouse. Yet here…
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Snowy Owls And Bald Eagles Get A Second Chance At The Raptor Center In St. Paul
A bald eagle splashing around in its own bird bath is a real thing…
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Walk Behind The Scenes Where Minnesota’s Oldest Pottery In Red Wing Still Turns Stoneware By Hand
A basket of old-fashioned root beer barrel candies may greet you at the door…
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Inside Mall Of America In Bloomington, SEA LIFE Has A Shark Tunnel Where Sharks Glide Right Over Your Head
Sharks swim right over your head in a long underwater tunnel, and it sits…
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German Candy, Cuckoo Clocks, And Gnomes Are Why Families Keep Driving To This Tiny New Ulm Shop
A tiny shop sits in the middle of a quiet residential street, packed nearly…
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A Vegan Deli In Minneapolis Serves Reubens And Turkey Melts Without A Speck Of Meat
Cauliflower wings so popular they practically have their own fan club…
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Minnesota Wins Again With A Free Swim Pond, Playgrounds, And Miles Of Trails At This Lake Elmo Park Reserve
A filtered, chlorinated swim pond with lifeguards sits inside a Minnesota…
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Broasted Chicken And Burgers Have Fed This Northfield Family Restaurant’s Fans Since 1967
A cotton candy shake. That's the kind of thing you can order at a humble counter-service spot that has been feeding…