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Byron (Minnesota)

City in Minnesota, United States

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Overview

Byron is a beautiful town in southeastern Minnesota. It is famous for its renowned Somerby Golf Club and Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo.

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Getting there

Byron is just outside of Rochester, Minnesota, home of the Mayo Clinic. Rochester has its own international airport. From here, your best bet would be to drive with a car, though you could also rent a cab from Rochester.

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UnderstandByron has a long and glorious history stretching way back to around the 1890s, when the tiny railroad post was still called Bear Creek (pronounced "crick").

Get inByron is just outside of Rochester, Minnesota, home of the Mayo Clinic. Rochester has its own international airport. From here, your best bet would be to drive with a car, though you could also rent a cab from Rochester.

SeeThere are endless possibilities of things to see in Byron. For example, there is the high school with its enormous bear sculpture made out of lawnmower blades.

DoByron is home to a number of bars and a bowling alley. The bowling alley is only sporadically open, based on a complicated mathematical equation dealing with the position of the stars. There are two golf courses.

EatCertainly the best place to eat in Byron is the Bears Den. Another favorite is Otto's Bakery, which has delicious donuts and other pastries.

DrinkThere are some entertaining bars. These are also good places to local-watch. Most are equipped with pool tables and dart boards. Many locals' favorite thing to do is bar-hop down Frontage Road.

SleepThere are no four star hotels in Byron, but there are surely some apartments that haven't burnt down that have vacancies.

Stay safeAlthough Byron is a largely listless... er, peaceful metropolis, it does come with its share of dangers.

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