Minnesota

Pros: Outdoor activities, museums, shopping, lakes.
Cons: Extreme weather, including long, cold winters and stormy springs.

Are you looking for some place new to visit for vacation? Tucked away in the Upper Mid West you will find a surprising tourist destination that most people overlook: Minnesota. I lived here for almost 20 years before moving in 2008. Since it is cold in ...

Pros: More than 10,000 lakes. Scenery. Bob Dylan.
Cons: You can´t poop outside in the winter

A bit about the Minnesota that extends beyond the twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul area. It comprises about 90% of the state, but only half the population. Minnesota´s state motto is “Land of 10´000 Lakes” for good reason. Lakes are ...

Pros: Easy freeway access to the Mall of America, Pretty state.
Cons: Some bumpy roads.

Not long ago I wrote about my trip to the Mall of America, Minnesota and realized when writing that review that just my coverage of Camp Snoopy was a full review. I’ve decided to do a second part to my review and talk a little more about the Mall...

Pros: Tons of attractions for every taste
Cons: Does get very cold in the winter

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Pros: Scenic, clean, museums, lakes, lakes, and more lakes
Cons: Don't let the mosquitoes bite

Who, you may ask? I hear Jesse Ventura, our governor was in Chicago last week promoting Minnesota as the state to come to in tourism. While he may be right in that, I fear his singing rendition of "Take me out to the ball game"...

Pros: Small town living close to the big city.
Cons: No reputable hotels within the city limits

It's funny how you can live in a city your entire life and take it for granted and not really realize how lucky you are to live in such a community.

I grew up in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. My husband grew up in Columbia Heights. My Mom and...

Pros: nice family-oriented resort
Cons: it's tough to be tall

I’ve driven the 130 miles north from Minneapolis to the Brainerd lakes area almost every summer for the last ten years. Originally it was just me and my wife; since we became parents, our little buckaroo has made the trip with us (“Dad, are we there...

Pros: infinite
Cons: still looking

As we paddled into a small bay, I concentrated on my paddling, so as not to make a sound. We were off the main lake and out of the wind. The silence was deafening, save for the methodic lapping of small waves on the side of the old canoe. I scanned...

Pros: Beautiful Scenery, Close to Lake Itasca State Park, Stories of Paul and Babe
Cons: Small Town, Not much shopping

The greatest lumberjack who ever lived as a "folklore" legend, was Paul Bunyan. This super man and woodsman of the 1800's was born in Bemijdi, Minnesota.

Bemijdi is a small town of 12,000 plus people in Northern Minnesota. A...

Pros: Minnesota - need I say more?
Cons: brrr in the winter, but you can handle it!

After you've visited the Mall of America and spent time sight seeing in Minneapolis, there is still plenty to do around the metro area.

Valleyfair
Valleyfair is a huge amusement park on par with Magic Mountain in California and...

Pros: Scenic, serene, Lake Superior, and the Lakewalk
Cons: None

With all her grandeur and magnificence it never ceases to amaze me-- the beauty when entering this beautiful city where my eyes gaze out onto this splendorous body of water-- Lake Superior. My husband was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota,...

Pros: Courteous, helpful staff, breakfast and pool areas, large rooms, location next to Lake Superior
Cons: A bit expensive during "peak" seasons

I skipped town for a few days to head up to Duluth, MN. with a longtime friend, Epinions personality and popular reviewer, Linda1527. Even though Linda and I have viewpoints that are as far apart as an extra long flight far into a country...

Pros: small-town appeal with cleanliness
Cons: None

Took a little break from virtual reality this weekend to re-visit a town in which my dad grew up. New Ulm, Minnesota is a city about 95 miles southwest of the Twin Cities with a population of 14,000. My intent was to visit with some relatives on my...

Pros: Beautiful summers, great people, billions of bars, good overall attitude
Cons: These people can't cook, 8-month winters

"You're sendin' me WHERE?!" was my reply when I discovered my next transfer was to Duluth, MN. I'd seen it on the map. Always struck me as an ultimately minor-league town from where I stood in Texas. Also struck me as infinitely cold. Sure was...

Pros: Watching the people, the beauty of the lake splashing up over the rocks.
Cons: Would be really cold in the winter.

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

As I sit here on a weathered, wooden, wrought-iron bench, I'm lost in total wonder. As the seagulls screech their loud cries overhead and the horses prod along, over the gravel paths, I'm...