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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