Best places to see fall colors in Minnesota? Find out with our interactive guide

With cool air trickling down from Canada, ripples of color are about to settle over the trees. In a state with blue lakes and grand rivers, gentle hills and dramatic rock overhangs and forests of maples, basswoods and birch, it is tempting to drop everything and roam Minnesota to catch all the crimsons and golds. But who has time for that? The trick is finding the one place that fits your schedule and your demands. Want to make it a date? Hope to sip wine or paddle a kayak? Maybe you're bringing the kids and grandma and need a location accessible by wheelchair or stroller. We've found your leaf-peeping match. Just follow our flow chart. We've done all the work, so you can spend more time, you know, ogling those views.