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Weekend getaways from Minneapolis

23 places within a weekend’s drive of Minneapolis, each priced for two for a weekend in November 2026: gas, a place to stay, food and fun. These are estimates to compare places; check live stays before you book.

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Lake and beach towns

  • Duluth, MN

    About 2 hr 35 min drive · Lake Superior harbor town

    $746est. estimated

    Weekend for 2 · $373 each

    • Long weekend $1,012

    Free: Canal Park and the Aerial Lift Bridge

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    Weekend: gas $55 ($4.18 a gallon, 164 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $211 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $480. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Bayfield and the Apostle Islands, WI

    About 3 hr 15 min drive · Sea caves and island cruises on Lake Superior

    $883est. estimated

    Weekend for 2 · $442 each

    • Long weekend $1,195

    Free: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (no entrance fee)

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    Weekend: gas $69 ($4.17 a gallon, 207 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $244 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $570. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Wisconsin Dells, WI

    About 3 hr 45 min drive · Water parks and river canyons

    $751est. estimated

    Weekend for 2 · $376 each

    • Long weekend $1,008

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    Weekend: gas $79 ($4.17 a gallon, 236 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $192 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $480. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Houghton, MI

    About 5 hr 10 min drive · Lake Superior college town on the Keweenaw

    $1,037est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $519 each

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    Long weekend: gas $108 ($4.17 a gallon, 323 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Keweenaw Peninsula, MI

    About 5 hr 20 min drive · Lake Superior shore, copper-mining towns and fall color

    $1,040est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $520 each

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    Long weekend: gas $111 ($4.17 a gallon, 334 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Lake Geneva, WI

    About 5 hr 35 min drive · Lake town with Gilded Age estates

    $1,243est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $622 each

    Free: The 21-mile public Geneva Lake Shore Path past the estates

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    Long weekend: gas $117 ($4.17 a gallon, 350 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $366 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $760. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Door County, WI

    About 5 hr 35 min drive · Lakeshore villages and cherry orchards

    $1,296est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $648 each

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    Long weekend: gas $118 ($4.17 a gallon, 353 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $418 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $760. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Milwaukee, WI

    About 5 hr 40 min drive · Lakefront, breweries, festivals

    $1,141est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $571 each

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    Long weekend: gas $119 ($4.17 a gallon, 358 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $382, food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Marquette, MI

    About 5 hr 45 min drive · Lake Superior harbor town in the U.P.

    $1,050est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $525 each

    Free: Presque Isle Park

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    Long weekend: gas $121 ($4.17 a gallon, 363 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

    Also free: Sugarloaf Mountain hike.

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  • Hidden gem

    Copper Harbor, MI

    About 5 hr 55 min drive · Remote Lake Superior village with trails and a lighthouse

    $1,053est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $527 each

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    Long weekend: gas $124 ($4.17 a gallon, 371 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Munising, MI

    About 6 hr 20 min drive · Boat tours and waterfalls at Pictured Rocks

    $1,063est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $532 each

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    Long weekend: gas $134 ($4.17 a gallon, 401 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Ludington, MI

    About 6 hr 30 min drive · Lake Michigan beach town and the car ferry to Wisconsin

    $1,066est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $533 each

    Free: Stearns Park beach and the North Breakwater Light walk

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    Long weekend: gas $137 ($4.17 a gallon, 412 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Frankfort, MI

    About 6 hr 35 min drive · Quiet Lake Michigan harbor next to the dunes

    $1,067est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $534 each

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    Long weekend: gas $138 ($4.17 a gallon, 414 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Manistee, MI

    About 6 hr 35 min drive · Victorian downtown and a Lake Michigan beach

    $1,067est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $534 each

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    Long weekend: gas $138 ($4.17 a gallon, 414 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Pentwater, MI

    About 6 hr 35 min drive · Small Lake Michigan harbor village near the dunes

    $1,068est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $534 each

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    Long weekend: gas $139 ($4.17 a gallon, 417 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI

    About 6 hr 45 min drive · Lake Superior cliffs, beaches and waterfalls

    $1,085est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $543 each

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    Long weekend: gas $141 ($4.17 a gallon, 423 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $304 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Chicago, IL

    About 6 hr 45 min drive · Big-city food, architecture, lakefront

    $1,783est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $892 each

    Free: Millennium Park and the Bean

    Live stays:Airbnb (opens in a new tab)·Booking.com (opens in a new tab)·Google Hotels (opens in a new tab)

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    Long weekend: gas $142 ($4.17 a gallon, 425 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $721, food and fun $920. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

    Also free: Lincoln Park Zoo.

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  • Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI

    About 6 hr 45 min drive · The Dune Climb and Lake Michigan overlooks (national park pass required)

    $1,288est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $644 each

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    Long weekend: gas $142 ($4.17 a gallon, 427 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $386 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $760. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Leland, MI

    About 7 hr drive · Historic Fishtown and the Leelanau wine trail

    $1,273est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $637 each

    Free: Walking the Fishtown shanties and docks

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    Long weekend: gas $147 ($4.17 a gallon, 440 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $366 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $760. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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Small towns and hidden gems

  • Hidden gem

    Porcupine Mountains, MI

    About 4 hr drive · Old-growth forest, waterfalls and Lake of the Clouds

    $777est. estimated

    Weekend for 2 · $389 each

    • Long weekend $1,044

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    Weekend: gas $84 ($4.17 a gallon, 251 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $213 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $480. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Galena, IL

    About 4 hr 20 min drive · Historic small town in the hills

    $826est. estimated

    Weekend for 2 · $413 each

    • Long weekend $1,113

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    Weekend: gas $91 ($4.17 a gallon, 272 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $255, food and fun $480. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Laurium, MI

    About 5 hr 20 min drive · Copper-boom mansions and a national historical park

    $1,041est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $521 each

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    Long weekend: gas $112 ($4.17 a gallon, 335 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $289 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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  • Hidden gem

    Starved Rock, IL

    About 6 hr 20 min drive · Sandstone canyons with seasonal waterfalls

    $1,077est. estimated

    Long weekend for 2 · $539 each

    Free: Starved Rock State Park trails (no entrance fee)

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    Long weekend: gas $133 ($4.17 a gallon, 398 miles each way), hotel rooms for two $304 (off season in November 2026), food and fun $640. All estimates; how WRLD estimates.

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Getaways from other cities

  • Detroit, MI
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Lansing, MI
  • Chicago, IL
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Toledo, OH
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbus, OH
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • St. Louis, MO
Duluth, MN
Tony Webster from San Francisco, California, CC BY-SA 2.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Bayfield and the Apostle Islands, WIHidden gem
NPS Photo, Public domain (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wikideas1, CC0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Houghton, MIHidden gem
Cityofhoughton1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Keweenaw Peninsula, MIHidden gem
Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Lake Geneva, WIHidden gem
Yinan Chen, Public Domain (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Door County, WI
DNerenhausen, CC0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Milwaukee, WI
Unknown author, CC BY 4.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Marquette, MIHidden gem
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Copper Harbor, MIHidden gem
Schwerdf, CC BY 4.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Munising, MIHidden gem
Notorious4life, CC0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Ludington, MIHidden gem
WMrapids, CC0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Frankfort, MIHidden gem
US Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Manistee, MIHidden gem
TCP04, CC BY 4.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Pentwater, MIHidden gem
WMrapids, CC0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI
National Park Service, Public domain (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Chicago, IL
File:Chicago River ferry.jpg : John Picken derivative work: Georgfotoart, CC BY 2.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI
NPS Photo, Public domain (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Leland, MIHidden gem
Richard Hurd from Green Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Porcupine Mountains, MIHidden gem
w:Flickr user Erik Abderhalden, CC BY 2.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Galena, IL
rboed*, CC BY 2.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Laurium, MIHidden gem
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)
Starved Rock, ILHidden gem
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0 (photo credit, opens Wikimedia Commons in a new tab)