CHAIN OF LAKES REGIONAL PARK

MinneapolisAttendance: 7,063,500

NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER

BlaineAttendance: 4,100,000

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TOP 40 MINNESOTA ATTRACTIONS*

*Ranked by actual or estimated attendance for 2017, including both local visitors and tourists. If 2017 fi gures were not available, fi scal year, 2016 or average annual attendance was used. Subject to revision 11/1/18

This list includes only those attractions for which attendance was monitored and reported to Explore Minnesota. Attractions on this list feature things to see or do that are entertaining, recreational or educational in nature; cater substantially to tourists; are permanent places in Minnesota or are events that are always held in the same place; are located in a single area; have a regular schedule that is available to the public; and have a systematic method of tracking or estimating attendance.

MALL OF AMERICABloomington

Attendance: 40,000,000

COMO PARKSt. Paul

Attendance: 5,367,400

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVERFRONT

REGIONAL PARKMinneapolis

Attendance: 2,782,800

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11. MINNESOTA STATE FAIRSt. PaulAttendance: 1,997,320

12. GRAND CASINO HINCKLEYHinckleyAttendance: 1,810,550

13. NOKOMIS-HIAWATHA REGIONAL PARKMinneapolisAttendance: 1,800,400

14. GRAND CASINO MILLE LACSOnamiaAttendance: 1,406,904

15. ELM CREEK PARK RESERVEMaple GroveAttendance: 1,385,800

16. U.S. BANK STADIUMMinneapolisAttendance: 1,351,289

17. MINNESOTA ZOOApple ValleyAttendance: 1,300,000

18. PHALEN REGIONAL PARKSt. PaulAttendance: 1,259,800

19. TARGET CENTERMinneapolisAttendance: 1,200,000

20. LILYDALE-HARRIET ISLAND REGIONAL PARKSt. PaulAttendance: 1,122,800

21. HYLAND LAKE PARK RESERVEBloomingtonAttendance: 1,056,700

22. WALKER ART CENTERMinneapolisAttendance: 1,035,328

23. GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARKTwo HarborsAttendance: 831,374

24. MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTMinneapolisAttendance: 782,663

25. FORT SNELLING STATE PARKSt. PaulAttendance: 699,709

26. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTASt. PaulAttendance: 668,714

27. MINNESOTA’S LARGEST CANDY STOREJordanAttendance: 650,000

28. HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUSTMinneapolisAttendance: 590,897

29. MINNESOTA CHILDREN’S MUSEUMSt. PaulAttendance: 561,400

30. SURLY BREWINGMinneapolisAttendance: 561,380

31. MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUMChaskaAttendance: 560,000

32. ITASCA STATE PARKPark RapidsAttendance: 545,483

33. TETTEGOUCHE STATE PARKSilver BayAttendance: 472,470

34. MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL RIVER & RECREATION AREASt. PaulAttendance: 436,734

35. CABELA’SOwatonnaAttendance: 405,000

36. SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE STATE PARKTwo HarborsAttendance: 400,922

37. GUTHRIE THEATERMinneapolisAttendance: 400,000

38. JAY COOKE STATE PARKCarltonAttendance: 385,070

39. INTERSTATE STATE PARKTaylors FallsAttendance: 375,058

40. TEMPERANCE RIVER STATE PARKSchroederAttendance: 303,358

LAKE SUPERIOR MARITIME VISITOR

CENTER & PARKDuluth

Attendance: 2,526,322

TARGET FIELDMinneapolis

Attendance: 2,131,787

MISSISSIPPI GORGE REGIONAL PARKMinneapolis/St. Paul

Attendance: 2,734,300

XCEL ENERGY CENTERSt. Paul

Attendance: 2,200,000

MINNEHAHA PARKMinneapolis

Attendance: 2,051,000

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