SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
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Southern Minnesota is divided between the drier and flat prairies and farmlands of the West, and the Mississippi influenced valleys, ravines and plains of the east. Rochester and the small towns bordering the Mississippi are the main travel attractions in southern Minnesota.

See:
Best time to visit & travel to Rochester and Southern Minnesota
When not to go to Southern Minnesota
What to visit the Southern Minnesota
Hotels and flights to Rochester

See also:
Best time to visit Minnesota
Best time to visit Northern Minnesota
Best time to visit Bloomington and the Mall of America
Best time to visit Minneapolis and St Paul, the Twin Cities
Central and southern Minnesota Map
Northern Minnesota Map


WHAT TO VISIT IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

Rochester (a wide city in a largely farmland region, 80 miles south of St Paul and Minneapolis), and the nearby Hiawatha Valley (bordering the Mississippi) and the small villages of Winona, Lake City, Red Wing (also close to Mississippi) are the main travel references in Southern Minnesota.

 
BEST TIME TO VISIT SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

Summer is the best time to visit Minnesota and its southern districts. June and September are also good months, though meteorological conditions are much more unstable.

The possibilities of snow and harsh meteorological conditions are high even in Spring and Autumn periods.

See, for details on the regional weather:
Best time to visit the Twin Cities, Minnesota


WHEN NOT TO GO TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

Avoid the winter months: winter times are severe even in Southern Minnesota. Even months as April and May, or October and November are often very cold ones.

See Best time to visit the Twin Cities, Minnesota for more weather data.


HOTELS AND FLIGHTS TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

Rochester downtown and suburbs offer plenty of mid-range and cheap accommodation.

The Rochester International Airport (RST) is a first choice in the area,
but the Twin Cities International Airport (serving Minneapolis, St Paul, and Bloomington...) is not very far from Rochester and the main southern tourist attractions.
 
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