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Great North Inn & Suites, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
The hotel from the parking lot, with the timber gazebo, terrace and mature pines along the front

Attractions

Two museums up the road, a forest west of town

Grand Rapids puts a surprising amount within a short walk, and the rest within a short drive. Every distance below was measured on the road network, not estimated.

Worth the trip

Children's Discovery MuseumHands-on exhibits for small children, just up the road.
0.25 mi · 5-minute walk
Judy Garland MuseumHer restored 1920s birthplace home, on the same site as the Discovery Museum.
0.25 mi · 5-minute walk
Pokegama LakeBoat launches, fishing and swimming.
About 4 mi to the public landing
Forest History CenterA recreated 1900 logging camp on the riverbank.
3.6 mi · about 10 minutes
Chippewa National ForestOver half a million acres of pine, lake and trail.
Begins west of town
Historic Central SchoolThe restored 1895 schoolhouse in the middle of town.
2.1 mi

Nearby dining

Applebee's
0.25 mi · 5-minute walk
McDonald's
0.8 mi · 16-minute walk
Taco Bell
2.7 mi · 4-minute drive
Starbucks
5-minute walk

Airports and the hospital

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
2.4 mi · about 6 minutes
Range Regional Airport, Hibbing (HIB)
39 mi · about 50 minutes
Minneapolis–St. Paul International (MSP)
190 mi · about 3½ hours

Also close by

Not the reason to come, but good to know they are there.

  • Mississippi RiverAbout 2 mi
  • Mann's Cinema 80.4 mi
  • McGowan Park0.9 mi
  • Maplewood Park1.1 mi
  • Myles Reif Performing Arts Center3.6 mi
  • Pokegama Golf Course4.2 mi
  • Wendigo Golf CourseA short drive north
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Great North Inn & Suites, 2601 S US Highway 169, Grand Rapids, MN 55744. Telephone (218) 327-4960.