Minnesota

This salad bar stretches a whole 50 feet, which is close to the length of a full semi-trailer.…

By Gideon Hartwell · Oct 24

One Minnesota park has towering bluffs where the Mississippi River looks tiny from above, and the climb to…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 22

A conveyor belt 390 feet long carries canned meat in a loop all day. Nobody eats it. It…

By Gideon Hartwell · Oct 20

The mighty Mississippi River starts out about 18 inches deep. You can cross it on a line of…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 18

If you told me this was the ocean, I would probably believe you for a minute. Then somebody…

By Renata Holcombe · Oct 13

Nobody schedules “accidentally spend half the afternoon on Main Street.” Yet here we are. From the car, a…

By Daniel Mercer · Oct 13

If I hand you a map covered in blue and say, “That’s the route,” do not panic. The…

By Adeline Parker · Oct 10

You are not driving past a giant lumberjack and a blue ox without at least slowing down. Be…

By Clara Whitmore · Oct 6

Your first bite needs a little patience. The cheese inside this burger does not believe in personal space.…

By Renata Holcombe · Oct 5

Oyster crackers are usually a side note. Here, they know exactly what room they walked into. The bowl…

By Clara Whitmore · Sep 26

Save this Minnesota buffet for the day when everyone at the table wants something different. It is the…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 9

Supper club dinner has one rule: clear the evening. That tradition is alive in Minnesota with places where…

By Adeline Parker · Sep 2

Who invited Minnesota to make Italian night this competitive? You can sit down craving pasta and change your…

By Eliza Thornton · Aug 30

What does Minnesota taste like? The answer depends on who is cooking. The state’s food story was built…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 28

North Woods mood: on, and the lake is doing most of the work. This Minnesota state park gives…

By Lenora Winslow · Aug 17

City lights off, steak night on. Minnesota keeps plenty of serious steak beyond the Twin Cities, where small…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 15

The Twin Cities may get the headlines, but Minnesota comfort food learned to shine without a skyline. Classics…

By Adeline Parker · Aug 8

A Chicago dog has no interest in subtlety. It arrives wearing bright relish, mustard, and a pickle spear…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 27

Your weekend plans have been trying too hard. They keep demanding reservations, color-coded schedules, and enough luggage to…

By Clara Whitmore · Jul 22

Your dining room just lost its roof, and Minnesota is taking full advantage. One patio lets trout swim…

By Daniel Mercer · Jul 20

These places not only make you feel like they came from grandma’s kitchen, but they probably outcook it.…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 19

When looking for a nice summer activity, all I can hear is “Rock on, Minnesota.” That may sound…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 14

I thought fabric shopping was supposed to involve calm decisions, but clearly nobody warned the bolts. You step…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 10

They say that the best way to experience a place is by its food. Honestly, I can’t argue…

By Bryce Halloran · Jun 30

Food can feed our souls as much as our stomachs. And soul food is best accompanied by a…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 28

Can a candy shop survive more than a century without running out of fudge or customers? Minnesota apparently…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 21

Minnesota keeps underselling this one. A beach so clear it makes people question their GPS. A river so…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 21

Minnesota’s Iron Range has a food tradition that most visitors never encounter, and a tiny shop in a…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 14

A fried chicken spot in a small Minnesota town has been pulling people off the highway for decades,…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 13

Quiet roads, a river just ahead, and a breakfast that makes the whole drive worth it. Minnesota has…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 11

The smell of fresh-baked pie drifting out the door and onto the street is all the invitation anyone…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 9

Glazed donuts are pulling people across state lines into Minnesota, and once you hear what is waiting at…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 9

A buffet worth planning a road trip around is not something that comes along every day. This Minnesota…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 4

Smoke rolling through the air usually means something delicious is nearby. That is exactly what travelers find at…

By Adeline Parker · May 31

A seafood buffet in the middle of Minnesota that actually delivers, crawdads, whole fish, coconut shrimp, crab legs,…

By Clara Whitmore · May 30

Horse-drawn buggies passing Victorian homes. Brick storefronts that have been standing since the 1800s. The smell of river…

By Cedric Vale · May 28

Some meals become stories. This Minnesota supper club has been creating those stories since the late forties and…

By Adeline Parker · May 28

A 130-year-old brick building, an original tin ceiling, a wood-burning fireplace, and prime rib on the menu every…

By Eliza Thornton · May 27

Minnesota river towns don’t beg for your attention. They earn it with bluff views that stop you mid-scroll,…

By Eliza Thornton · May 25