Lanesboro, Minnesota City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Lanesboro, Minnesota Travel Guide has been your connection to Lanesboro's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Overview of Lanesboro
Tucked along the banks of the historic Root River in Southeast Minnesota is a hidden gem of a bed and breakfast destination called Lanesboro. There are many things a bed and breakfast traveler will find enjoyable in this town, but the most prevalent is quite simply the pace of life. Here you will find no chain stores or fast food franchises. You won't even find a stop light! Lanesboro is dedicated to promoting the individually and the locally owned business. This attitude makes for a town that is close-knit, welcoming to tourists who come to sample the wares, and most of all, unique in the United States today. The 2000 census put the population of Lanesboro at 788. That may seem like an impossibly small number—but such a small population makes for a big helping of hospitality so vital to a memorable bed and breakfast experience. Don't be fooled into thinking that such a small town couldn't offer one of a kind, cultural experiences. In fact, Outside Magazine recently labeled Lanesboro as "One of The Best Dream Towns in America." In Lanesboro, you'll find the bed and breakfasts are as charming and unique as the town itself. Many travelers who come for a visit find themselves returning again and again, finding that the relaxation they find in such a peaceful little town can't be found anywhere else. Big cities and bustling lifestyles certainly have their place, but if it's peace and a heaping dose of Midwestern hospitality you’re looking for in your next bed and breakfast getaway, vibrant and artistic Lanesboro should be your destination of choice.
