Remember, you must choose a total of at least 15 attractions, activities or landmarks, and you must choose at least two from each region. Amount of time listed for each destination is the minimum allowed. You are free to schedule longer times at any site you plan to visit.

Metro Region
Minneapolis: American Swedish Institute (1 hour), Anson Northrup Riverboats (Take a 90 minute cruise),  Baseball Hall of Fame (1 hour), Bell Museum of Natural History (90 minutes), Children's Theatre Company (3 hours - evening performance), Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary (60 minutes), Historic State, Orpheum, and Pantages Theatres (3 hours - evening performance), Minneapolis Institute of Arts (90 minutes), Minneapolis Planetarium (1 hour), Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (1 hour), Minnesota Twins (allow 3 hours per game),  Mill City Museum (90 minutes), Walker Art Center (2 hours),  Wells Fargo History Museums (1 hour)
Saint Paul: Alexander Ramsey House (90 minutes), Como Zoo & Conservatory (2 hours), Down in History Tours (Take a 2-hour tour),  Gibb's Farm Museum (2 hours), Governor's Residence (Take a tour - 1 hour)  Historic Fort Snelling (2 hours), Minnesota Children's Museum (3 hours), Minnesota Museum of American Art (90 minutes), Minnesota State Capitol (1 hour), Science Museum of Minnesota (3 hours), St. Paul Saints Professional Baseball Club (3 hours per game), Twin City Model Railroad Museum (1 hour)
Afton: Historic Afton House and Cruise Lines (2 or 4 hours lunch or dinner cruises)
Apple Valley: Minnesota Zoo (4 hours)
Bloomington: Mall of America, including Camp Snoopy, Golf Mountain Adventure, and Underwater Adventures (4 - 6 hours)
Chaska: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (3 hours)
Excelsior: Queen of Excelsior Sunday Brunch Cruise (2 hours)   
Rogers: Ellingson Car Museum, a good spot to visit while traveling northwest toward St. Cloud (60 minutes)
Shakopee: Valleyfair Family Amusement Park (4 hours), Historic Murphy's Landing (90 minutes)
South Saint Paul: Confederate Air Force & WWII Museum (1 hour)
St. Louis Park: Pavek Museum of Broadcasting (1 hour)
Stillwater: Minnesota Zephyr (3-hour dinner train cruise along the St. Croix; click on reservations for the price!), Stillwater Tour (Spend the whole day - 8 hours)

Northeast Region
Beaver Bay: Vista Fleet Excursions (Take a scenic cruise on Lake Superior - 2 hours)
Big Falls: Wild River Adventures (Rent a canoe or Kayak and explore the Big Fork River- 4 hours)
Calumet: Hill Anex Mine and State Park (Tour the open-pit mine - 30 minutes or hunt for fossils and stay for a picnic - 2 hours)
Carlton: Superior Whitewater Rafting Tours (Raft down the St. Louis River - 2 to3 hours)
Chiosholm: Ironworld Discovery Center (2 hours), Minnesota Museum of Mining (1 hour)
Duluth: Duluth Children's Museum (90 minutes), Glensheen Mansion (1 hour), Great Lakes Aquarium (2 hours), Great Lakes Charters (Fish in Lake Superior for 6 hours), Lake Superior Marine Museum (90 minutes), Lake Superior Railroad Museum (Just look or take a ride - 1or 2  hours), Port Town Trolley (take a trolley ride - 30 minutes), Skyline Drive Scenic Byway ( a 45-minute scenic drive), William A. Irvin Ore Boat Tour (1 hour)
Ely: Bear Head Lake State Park (Rent a canoe and fish or just enjoy the view at this secluded park on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe - 3 hours), Dorothy Molter Museum (Learn about the famous "rootbeer lady" - 30 minutes), Ely-Winton History Museum (1 hour), Hegman Lake Pictograph Tours (Paddle a canoe on this naturalist-led tour to see and learn about the BWCA pictographs - 2 1/2 hours), International Wolf Center (90 minutes)
Eveleth: United States Hockey Hall of Fame (1 hour)
Embarrass: Heritage Homestead Tours (3 hours)
Finland/Silver Bay: Manitou Falls-George h. Crosny Manitou State Park (stop for a picnic lunch or take a 1 hour walk)
Grand Marais: Judge C R Magney State Park (Hike, fish, or just enjoy the Devils' Kettle Waterfall on the rampaging Brule River - 2 hours)
Grand Rapids: Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway (spend 50 minutes enjoying this 41-mile scenic drive between Grand Rapids and Effe), Judy Garland Birthplace and Museum (1 hour), Forest History Center (1 hour)
Hibbing: Hibbing Raceway (3 hours evening dirt track racing), Hull Rust Mahoning Mine (1 hour)
International Falls: Rainy Lake Bike Trail (spend 2 hours on this 12-mile bike trail), Voyageurs National Park (Go swimming or take a ride on the tour boat - 2 hours)
Lutsen: Cascade River State Park (eat a picnic lunch or hike to the water falls - 2 hours)
McGregor: Savanna Portage State Park (Have a picnic lunch, go swimming, or take a 2-hour hike) Silver Bay: Tettegouche State Park (take a 2-hour hike in this beautiful North Shore park)
Two Harbors: Gooseberry Falls State Park (Go fishing or take a 2-hour hike in this spectacular state park), Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site (1 hour), Edna G. Tugboat (1 hour), 3M/Dwan Museum (60 minutes)

North Central/West Region
Alexandria: Runestone Museum (1 hour), Viking Speedway-NASCAR Winston Racing Series (Races held Saturday at 6:30 pm - 3 hours)
Bagley: Bagley Wildlife Museum (1 hour)
Battle Lake: Glendalough State Park (Have a picnic lunch and take a swim - 3 hours)
Baudette: Lake of the Woods County History Museum (1 hour), Ballard's Resort and Launch Service (Fish from a guided charter boat on Lake of the Woods 4 - 8 hours)
Bemidji: Lake Bemidji State Park (Hike, picnic, fish or swim - 3 hours)
Brainerd: Northland Arboretum (See the Minnesota Monet and landscaping for wildlife displays - 2 hours), This Old Farm/Paul Bunyon Land Amusement Center (Say hello to Paul Bunyon, try some rides - 3 hours), Brainerd International Raceway (evening activity - 3 hours)
Cass Lake: Chippewa National Forest (Enjoy the woods and see Camp Rabideau, the only standing Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the country - 2 hours), Lyle's Logging Camp and Museum ( 1 hour)
Crosby: Cuyuna Range Historical Museum (1 hour), Croft Mine Historical Park (1 hour)
Detroit Lakes: Charlie's Ottertail Tubing (Go tubing for 3 hours!), Becker County Historical Museum (1 hour)
Elk River: Oliver H. Kelley Farm (2 hours)
Fertile: Agassiz Environmental Learning Center (See the sand dunes, prairie oak savanna, riverine communities, and abundant wildflowers - 2 hours)
Isle: Father Hennepin State Park (Take a swim in Lake Mille Lacs - 2 hours), Agate Bay Resort - Launch Service (Fish for walleye in Lake Mille Lacs all day or half the day - 4 to 8 hours)
Itasca: Itasca State Park (See where the Mississippi River starts, wade across it, or wet a line - 3 hours)
Little Falls: Charles A. Lindbergh House State Historic Site (1 hour), Minnesota Fishing Museum & Education Center (1 hour)
Middle River: Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (Do some bird watching - 2 hours)
Moorhead: Comstock House (1 hour), Heritage-Hjemkomst Interpretive Center (90 minutes)
Onamia: Mille Lacs Indian Museum (90 minutes)
Pine River: The Laughing Loon Paddlewheeler (Take a dinner cruise - 2 hours)
Red Lake Falls: Voyageurs View Campground - River Tubing (Spend 2 1/2 hours tubing)
Sauk Center: Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home (1 hour), Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center and Museum (45 minutes)
Saint Cloud: Heritage Nature Center (Take a nature walk - 1 hour), Stearns History Museum (90 minutes), Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (30 minutes), Munsinger Gardens (Feed the ducks and see the beatiful flower gardens - 1 hour)
Starbuck: Glacial Lakes State Park (Spend 2 hours and see where the prairieland and central hardwood forests meet)
Williams: Zippel Bay State Park (Swim or fish in Lake of the Woods - 4 hours)
Warroad: Harv's Launch Service (Fish all day or 1/2 day on Lake of the Woods - 4 to 8 hours), Christian Brothers Hockey (take a tour and see how hocjey sticks are made - 30 minutes)

Southern Region
Albert Lea: Freeborn County History Museum & Pioneer Village (2 hours)
Altura: Whitewater State Park (Go trout fishing or hiking - 3 hours)
Austin: George A. Hormel Home (45 minutes), Hormel Spam Museum (30 minutes), J.C. Hormel Nature Center (1 hour)
Blue Earth: James B. Wakefield House Historical Museum (1 hour)
Caledonia: Beaver Creek Valley State Park (Enjoy the wading pool, go hiking or trout fishing, or just enjoy the view (2 hours) Canon Falls: Cannon Valley Trail (Bike this 20-mile trail - 3 hours)
Comfrey: Jeffers Petroglyphs (See the ancient carvings - 2 hours)
Currie: End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum (1 hour)
Dassel: The Old Depot Railroad Museum (1 hour)
Fairfax: Fort Ridgely Historic Site (2 hours)
Hanley Falls: Minnesota's Machinery Museum (6    0 minutes)
Harmony: Bluff Country Drive Scenic Byway (Take this 88-mile scenic route while you travel from Dexter and La Crescent - 1 hour, 45 minutes), Amish Country Tours (2 1/2 hours), Niagara Cave (1 hour), Harmony Toy Museum (30 minutes)
Jackson: Fort Belmont (1 hour)
Jasper: Split Rock Creek State Park (Swim or fish below the dam - 3 hours)
Le Seuer: W. W. Mayo House (1 hour)
Mankato: Minneopa Falls (View the falls while you have a picnic lunch - 1 hour), R. D. Hubbard House (1 hour)
Marshall: Museum of Natural History (1 hour)
Montevideo: Chippewa County Historical Society (See the Historic Chippewa City, Swensson Farm Museum, Lac qui Parle Mission - 3 hours)
New Ulm: August Schell Museum of Brewing (1 hour), Harkin Store (spend half an hour in this 1870-vintage store - 30 minutes), Glockenspiel (20 minutes), Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (30 minutes)
Ortonville: Big Stone lake State Park (hike, swim, fish, or just enjoy the native prairie and near by apple orchards (3 hours), Big Stone County Museum (1 hour)
Preston: Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park (Take a cave tour or go fishing 2 hours), Historic Forestville (90 minutes)
Redwing: Frontenac Hills Apple Farm (1 hour), Redwing Shoe Company Museum (They still manufacture shoes in red wing! 45 minutes), Goodhue County Historical Society (See the Redwing pottery - 1 hour)
Redwood Falls: Ramsey Falls (Go to Ramsey Park, have a picnic, and take a picture 15 minutes)
Rochester: Mayowood Mansion (1 hour), Mayo Clinic (See the video and take a tour - 90 minutes), Heritage House of Rochester (45 minutes)
Spicer: Spicer Castle (murder mystery dinner performance - 3 hours)
St. Peter: Nicollet County Historical Museum (1 hour)
Tracy: Wheels Across the Prairie Museum (1 hour)
Wabasha: Arrowhead Bluffs Museum (1 hour)
Walnut Grove: Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum (2 hours), Plum Creek Park (Stop and have a picnic lunch, camp for the night, swim or fish in Lake Laura - 2 hours)   Waseca: Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center (2 hours)
Welch: Welch Mill Canoeing & Tubing (Go tubing, kayaking and canoeing 3 hours)
Winona: Aquatic Center (Go for a swim - 2hours), Bunnell House Museum (1 hour), Julius C Wilkie Steamboat Center (1 hour), Great River Bluffs State Park (Enjoy the bluffs and view of the Mississippi River Valley - 2 hours).