Saint Paul, Minnesota Travel Information

A Historical and Cultural Getaway within the Twin Cities: There's no Place Like Home Today Minneapolis and St. Paul are affectionately known as the “Twin Cities,” but situated, for the most part, on the opposite banks of the Mississippi River, they are anything but the same. Although ... Minneapolis, MN

A Recreational Getaway within the Twin Cities: Make a Day of It There are more than twenty-two lakes within the Twin Cities proper, tens of miles of river flowing through them, and about 200 parks. The park system in each dates back over a century and remains a pr... Minneapolis, MN

Lake Elmo Park Reserve Campground I’ve always liked Lake Elmo Park Reserve. It’s within minutes of downtown St. Paul and yet offers wide-open spaces, rolling hills, and clusters of woodlands scattered around several lakes. It also off... Lake Elmo, MN

Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota The license plates—“Land of 10,000 Lakes”—are misleading. The number of lakes is actually closer to 15,000. Throw the Mississippi River into the equation, and you can see how the preponderance of wate... Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Travel Guide by Fodor's This travel guide is a chapter on Minnesota excerpted from the book "Fodor's USA." It covers the entire state of Minnesota region by region and contains sections on exploring, dining, lodging, nightli... Saint Paul, MN

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Twin Cities Northeast (Distance: 0.3 mi) The northeastern portion of the metropolitan area bears landforms and habitats as different from each other as the state’s major biomes themselves. The eastern portion of this zone, close to the Missi...

Saint Paul, MN - Birding - length:unknown

Twin Cities Southeast (Distance: 0.3 mi) Though Minnesota seems relatively young in terms of settlement, more than three hundred years have passed since explorers of the 1600s made the turn at the confluence of the St. Croix River near Hasti...

Saint Paul, MN - Birding - length:unknown

Lilydale Park Trail (Distance: 0.4 mi) The Lilydale Park Trail that runs along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers from downtown St. Paul to suburban Eagan impressed me. The western half of this trail is wide, has a yellow line painted do...

Saint Paul, MN - Road Biking - length:14 mi

Minnehaha Creek to Lake Harriet (Distance: 0.4 mi) Appropriately called the City of Lakes, Minnesota's largest city can trace much of its history to an association with water. Minneapolis, whose name combines the Indian word for "water" with the Greek...

Saint Paul, MN - Road Biking - length:11.2 mi

Thompson County Park, Thompson Trail (Distance: 2.5 mi) The Thompson County hiking trail cuts several paths through this tiny chunk of big woods tucked in between the freeway and houses on St. Paul’s south side. Entering the park, the impression is one of ...

West Saint Paul, MN - Hiking - length:1.4 mi

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Somerset Somerset Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6728 yards, par 72 3.1 miles from center of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Phalen Park Phalen Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6092 yards, par 70 3.3 miles from center of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Thompson Oaks Thompson Oaks Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1675 yards, par 29 3.3 miles from center of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Como Como Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5821 yards, par 70 3.7 miles from center of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Mendota Heights Mendota Heights Par 3 Municipal, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 3.7 miles from center of Saint Paul, Minnesota

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