
Minnesota
State of the United States
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Destination overview
About Minnesota.
Land of Ten Thousand Lakes
Minnesota earns its nickname honestly. More than 11,000 glacially carved lakes dot the landscape, from the wild Boundary Waters canoe country in the north to the shimmering shores of Lake Minnetonka near the Twin Cities. Whether you're paddling at sunrise, casting a line at dusk or simply watching loons glide across mirror still water, the lakes set the pace for everything here.
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Twin Cities Energy
Minneapolis and Saint Paul pack a remarkable amount of culture into their skyways and neighbourhoods. World class art museums, a thriving live music scene and acclaimed restaurants sit alongside beautiful parks and the mighty Mississippi River. The two cities feel distinct yet complementary, and a weekend hopping between them reveals a creative, welcoming urban spirit that surprises many first time visitors.
Four Seasons of Adventure
Minnesota embraces every season rather than apologising for them. Summers bring warm lake swims, cycling trails and open air festivals. Autumn sets the forests ablaze with colour across the North Shore of Lake Superior. Winter transforms the state into a playground for snowshoers, cross country skiers and ice fishers who drill through frozen lakes with cheerful determination. Spring arrives with wildflower meadows and rushing waterfalls.
Forests, Prairies and the Great North
Beyond the cities, Minnesota unfolds into vast boreal forests, tallgrass prairies and the rugged Arrowhead region where wolves still roam and the northern lights occasionally paint the sky green. Voyageurs National Park offers a waterway wilderness best explored by houseboat, while Itasca State Park invites visitors to wade across the humble headwaters of the Mississippi River, a quietly extraordinary moment.
Official and Indigenous Names
- State of Minnesota (English)
Region
- Northern America
Continent
- North America
Resident population
5,830,405
2025 data
Capitals and seats of government
- Saint PaulSTP
Currency
- United States Dollar (USD · US$)
Driving side
- right side of the road
Electricity
Languages
English
Official in practice · ISO 639-3: eng
Useful phrases in English
- Hello
- Hello
- Goodbye
- Goodbye
- Please
- Please
- Thank you
- Thank you
- Excuse me
- Excuse me
Somali
Official in practice · ISO 639-3: som
Spanish
Official in practice · ISO 639-3: spa
Dakota
Indigenous · ISO 639-3: dak
Southwestern Ojibwa
Indigenous · ISO 639-3: ciw
Current time and time zone
Central TimeCST
America/Chicago · Standard CST, daylight CDT
Largest cities by resident population
- MinneapolisMSP · 429,606
2020 data
- Saint PaulSTP · 311,527
2020 data
- Rochester · 121,395
2020 data
- Duluth · 90,872
2020 data
- Bloomington · 89,987
2020 data
Busiest airport by total passengers
- Minneapolis Saint Paul International AirportMSP · 33,007,253 annual passenger movements
2023 data