Aitkin is a town in Northeastern Minnesota. It is approximately 120 miles north of the Twin Cities metro area and approximately 90 miles east from Duluth. The town is approximately 150 miles south of the Canadian border. The population is around 2,000 people. The Ripple River travels through the town and enters the Mississippi River north of the city.

See

• 1 Jacques Art Center, 121 2nd St NW, ☏ +1 218 927-2363. Tu-Sa 11AM-4PM. Small art museum with rotating exhibits housed in the town's former Carnegie library. Free. 

Do

• 1 Rialto Theatre, 220 Minnesota Ave N, ☏ +1 218 927-2861. Single screen cinema dating from the 1930s. Adults $6 evenings, $4 matinees; children 3-11 $4 all times. 
• 2 Aitkin Lanes, 104 4th St NE, ☏ +1 218 927-6701. (updated Jul 2020)

Eat

• 1 Roadside Restaurant, 306 2nd St NE, ☏ +1 218 927-2113. (updated Jul 2020). Traditional American roadside diner.
• 2 Rosallini's, 119 Minnesota Ave N, ☏ + 1 218-927-6412. (updated Jul 2020). Pizza and Italian restaurant.
• 3 40 Club Restaurant & Bar, 950 2nd St NW, ☏ +1 218 927-7090. (updated Jul 2020).

Drink

• 1 Block North Brew Pub (302 Minnesota Ave N), ☏ + 1 218 928-8090. (updated Jul 2020)
• 2 The Landing, 170 Southgate Dr, ☏ +1 218-927-9998. (updated Jul 2020)
• 3 40 Club Restaurant & Bar, 950 2nd St NW, ☏ +1 218 927-7090. (updated Jul 2020)

Sleep

• 1 Ripple River Motel and RV Park, 701 Minnesota Ave S, ☏ +1 218 927-3734, toll-free: +1-800-258-3734, fax: +1 218 927-3540. RV spots $30. 

Go next

Routes through Aitkin

Grand Rapids ← Jct W ←	N  S	→ Mille Lacs → Minneapolis
END ←	N  S	→ Mille Lacs → Minneapolis
Fergus Falls ← Brainerd ←	W  E	→ Duluth → END