Bemidji

By car

Bemidji is a beautiful, medium sized city with interesting people. Coming into the city from the south along Highway 71, visitors become immediately aware that they are in a city and not one of the many towns along the way. The highway enters the city to the east, allowing the traveler a view of the town along the main thoroughfare "Paul Bunyan Dr." The prominence of the character shows as you pass the statue of the character on the right of the road, at the lake front access to Lake Bemidji. The old downtown district is to the left of the highway. A rectangular area is home to numerous shops and restaurants that cater to the city's tourist trade. The lake stretches to the north and is lined with large homes and access points and provides a wonderful view. The main road through town makes a left, leading to the major commercial center of town.

By plane

• Bemidji Municipal AirportHas passenger service from Minneapolis/St. Paul

By train

• Amtrak Service from nearby Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

• Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox

  address: 300 Paul Bunyan Dr NE
  Original Paul Bunyan Statue erected in 1937, 2nd most photographed roadside attraction in the nation.

• Fishing and hunting

• Bemidji State University
• Concordia Language Village

• Paul Bunyan Mall

  address: 1401 Paul Bunyan Drive NW

• The Wild Hare Bistro

  address: 523 Minnesota Ave NW

• New China

  address: 412 Beltrami Ave NW
  Chinese

• Tutto Bene

  address: 300 Beltrami Ave NW
  Italian

• Keg-N-Cork

  address: 310 Beltrami Ave NW
  American

• Bar 209

  address: 209 Minnesota Ave NW

• The Blue Ox Bar & Grill

  address: 128 1st St

• AmericInn Lodge & Suites

  address: 1200 Paul Bunyan Drive NW

• DoubleTree by Hilton Bemidji

  phone: +1 218 441-4400
  address: 115 Lake Shore Dr NE