DISCOVER DULUTH
Duluth, a four-season city with 11,000 acres of green space alongside the greatest lake in the world. Over the years, Duluth has become a major attraction for visitors from all over the world. Duluth hosts many special events all year long, has hundreds of fantastic shops, and many great attractions, making it a perfect family destination for kids of all ages!
The William A. Irvin, North Shore Scenic Railroad, and Great Lakes Aquarium are Duluth’s premiere attractions, all located in the heart of the city. The Duluth Pass is a great way for you to take the “hard work” out of your visit, with a pass for all 3 attractions that is by far the cheapest way to see everything you need to see!
INDUSTRY
- Industries include tourism, healthcare, financial/banking, mining, paper, communications, education and shipping.
- City’s harbor welcomes over 1,000 ocean-going and Great Lakes freighters annually.
- Seaway Port Authority of Duluth provides foreign trade zone and economic development services.
- Interlake cargoes of iron, grain, coal and stone combine to make this the top volume port on the Great Lakes with a total of $250 million in annual economic impact.
- Home to the College of St. Scholastica, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Lake Superior Community College, Fond du Lac Community College and across the bay, the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
- Regional medical center for surrounding states and provinces.
- Physician population of over 400; one of every seven residents is employed in healthcare.
- Rated first in the United States for quality healthcare in communities of its size.
PHYSICAL DATA
- Population: 84,380; within 30-mile radius, population is 184,134.
- Located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, halfway between Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Canadian border.
- 2,342 freshwater miles from the Atlantic Ocean to Duluth via the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway.
- Area: 43,067 acres.
- Altitude: Ranges from 605 feet (at Lake Superior’s shoreline) to 1,485 feet above sea level.
- Terrain: City is built into a steep, rocky cliffside; almost mountainous for the Midwest.
- Rated by Money magazine as one of the top four Midwestern small cities, based on livability.
VISITOR INFORMATION
- 3.5 million tourist visitors per year accounting for a $780 million economic impact.
- 4,600 hotel rooms in the city.
- Over 50 restaurants in the downtown area.
- Extensive, climate-controlled skywalk connects downtown facilities.
- 129 municipal parks, sculpture gardens and rose gardens.
- “State of the Air 2002” report places Duluth among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the United States with the least smog pollution according to data released by the American Lung Association from EPA Air Quality Index research.
WEATHER
- Annual precipitation: 31.0 inches.
- Annual snowfall: 80.7 inches.
- Average January low temp.: -2.2°F.
- Average July high temp.: 77.1°F.
Have questions before your visit?
Whether you have questions about places to stay, things to do, or how our Duluth pass works, you can send us a message below and we’ll respond to you shortly!
The Duluth Passport is about a 25% discount among the three attractions!
Buy Your Passport
Includes all 3 passes, and is valid anytime for the summer operating season, starting May 1st and expires September 15th