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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Itasca State Park is located in the northern half of central Minnesota.   The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River lie within the park.  Just as people visit the Four Corners in the Southwest...

Attraction type: State park
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Located at Itasca State Park, this is where the Mississippi River begins its passage to the Gulf of Mexico.

Attraction type: Lake
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Located in Itasca State Park, this path winds through large Norway pines.

Attraction type: Trail
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Site at Itasca State Park where a religious group once camped.

Attraction type: Other
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

A narrow one-way road that twists and turns through a couple of thousand acres of pine trees at Itasca State Park.

Attraction type: Scenic drive
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Itasca State Park's self-guided trail complete with signs.

Attraction type: Trail
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Site of 250-year-old red pine trees.

Attraction type: Scenic/historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 8 attractions in Lake Itasca

Discovered in the 1930's this area contained over 2000 animal bones and other artifacts.

Attraction type: Geological formation
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