
10 Best Lake Towns in Minnesota to Visit
Minnesota has closer to 15,000 lakes than 10,000 — and picking the wrong town for your group can waste a full vacation day.
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Minnesota has closer to 15,000 lakes than 10,000 — and picking the wrong town for your group can waste a full vacation day.

Iowa has no shortage of weekend getaways — Des Moines alone covers art, wildlife, and sculpture parks without breaking a sweat.

Detroit Lakes sits among 400+ lakes within 25 miles — and most visitors never make it past the shoreline of the main one.

Hibbing moved an entire town to dig the world’s largest open-pit iron mine. That alone tells you what kind of place this is.

Chaska’s name comes from a Sioux word for firstborn son — and the town lives up to that legacy with 33 parks, river access, and real Midwest character.

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Malibu rewards the people who stay longer than a afternoon. The ‘Bu has enough coast, trails, and food to fill days.

Pipestone sits 200 miles from the Twin Cities and most Minnesotans have never been. The Native American history here is unlike anything else in the state.

Forest Lake sits close enough to the Twin Cities for a day trip but far enough that it actually feels like an escape.

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St. Cloud gets skipped for the Twin Cities constantly. That’s a mistake — the Munsinger Gardens alone are worth the detour.

Longville sits between Woman Lake, Boy River, and Girl Lake — and its bike trails alone could fill a long weekend.

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Granite Falls has a suspension bridge designed by the same firm behind the Brooklyn Bridge. That detail alone made me stop and look twice.

New Ulm holds the oldest brewery in Minnesota, a 90-foot Germanic monument, and the state’s best Oktoberfest — all in a town most people drive past.

New York has 5 boroughs and dozens of neighborhoods — where you stay shapes your entire trip more than any itinerary.

Most Caribbean overwater bungalows look alike online. These 15 actually deliver — from Belize to Sandals resorts worth the splurge.

Haarlem is Amsterdam’s overlooked neighbor — and that’s exactly what makes it worth a weekend of your time.

Brewers Bay is where locals go and tourists don’t. That alone makes it the best snorkeling beach in St. Thomas.

Slovakia has more castles per square mile than almost anywhere in Europe, and most travelers still fly over it on the way to Prague.

California, Oregon, Washington — plus Nevada, Utah, and beyond. The West Coast rewards the spontaneous as much as the planners.

Voyageurs is 84,000 acres of water — you need a boat just to reach most of it. That changes everything about how you plan this trip.

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Interlaken has no bad hotels — but the gap between a good stay and a great one comes down to which side of the Höheweg you book.