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Minnesota Community Survey · Summer 2025

Minnesotans’ summer getaways, mapped

In Summer 2025, we asked Minnesotans who planned to vacation in-state where they were headed. In all, named a place. Here's a map of their responses.

Select a location for details Minnesota summer vacation destinations named by survey respondents, sized by number of mentions and colored by tourism region

Use Tab to enter the destinations, Arrow keys to move between pins, Enter or Space to select one, and Escape to return to the place search.

Minnesota summer vacation destinations
PlaceRegionSurvey response

Areas people named Not shown on the map

Some people named a broad area rather than a specific town, so these answers are counted in the total but can’t be placed on the map.

    Broad Minnesota areas named as summer vacation destinations
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