Minnesota Travel Guide

Minnesota, the second-northernmost state in the USA (after Alaska), is one of the nation's leading outdoor tourist destinations, with 68 state parks, 55 state forests and more than 12,000 lakes. The state borders Canada, the upper Midwest States and Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world.

Spreading out from the banks of the Mississippi River, in the north-central part of Minnesota, Minneapolis and St Paul are Mississippi's largest cities, colloquially known as the Twin Cities. They both began as frontier towns, with German, Irish and Scandinavian immigrants and have now become veritable melting pots.

Minneapolis is cosmopolitan and modern, while St Paul is more of a laid-back, small town. Both are culturally rich cities and offer more theatres than any other US metropolitan area outside New York City.