Explore Brainerd Lakes Welcome Center & Gift Shop — Attraction in Baxter

Super clean interior! Great informative stands with a BUNCH of pamphlets about the surrounding area. Absolutely the most convenient rest stop I've ever been to, nestled in between both sides of the highway it's perfectly accessible from either direction! The bathrooms are clean and well kept, though if you dislike hand dryers (the forced air kind) I recommend having some cloth or something to dry your hands because I didn't see any paper towels anywhere in the women's bathroom. (Though my fiancee says there WERE some paper towels in...

Very nice, super clean, statue of Paul Bunyan to take Kodak-moment picture of kids, very nice diorama of fish, animals, birds, both underwater and above (should have taken picture). The store with above-average tourist things was closed when we were there, but it looked like good selection. Much more than the average rest stop, that only have restrooms and a place for...

This rest station is located on the left side of the highway. It is a large rest station with multiple bathroom stalls and many interpretive signs, posters and displays. It also houses the sculpture of the legendary lumberjack, Paul Bunyan. There are many brochures to be found here. The store carries many interesting knickknacks. Vending machines sell coffee, snacks,...