The Top 5 Travel Destinations for Minnesotans this Summer

Summer travel will be here before we know it. If you're someone who's looking to leave Minnesota for a little vacation this summer, we're going to talk about some of the top destinations that Minnesotans are hoping to travel to this summer.

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The Top Travel Trends for Summer 2025

But first, let's see what everyone across the country is thinking in terms of summer travel.

According to Google Flights, the most searched for international flights for this summer are:

5. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4. Toyko, Japan

3. St. Lucia

2. Osaka, Japan

1. Curacao

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As for domestic flights, Americans are searching for summer flights to:

5. Providence, RI

4. St. Louis, MO

3. Nantucket, MA

2. Billings, MT

1. San Juan, PR

Only two of those 10 destinations line up with where Minnesotans are hoping to travel to this summer.

The Top Places Minnesotans Are Traveling to this Summer

I went to Google Trends and looked up 'summer travel'. From there I took a peek at the 'related topics' and found a few destinations that Minnesotans have been Googling in relation to summer travel.

The number 5 place Minnesotans hope to travel to. based on our search trends. is Europe. I actually know a few friends who will be going to Europe this year so that makes sense, it definitely seems like a popular destination.

Number 4 isn't a particular destination but many Minnesotans want to do a road trip vacation. For me, a road trip would be one maybe two states away. I know some people can do longer road trips than that but I just can't be in a car that long, it drives me crazy!

Ok, the number 3 place that Minnesotans want to visit this summer is Maine. I also would like to visit Maine sometime so good choice whoever is going to Maine.

Number 2 goes to Norway. I'm very jealous of whoever is going on that trip.

And the top place that Minnesotans are traveling to this summer is... Japan! I'm also super jealous of whoever is going to Japan. Definitely a bucket list destination for me!