There are five named great state fairs in the United States let me see if I can remember them all, New York State Fair, Texas State Fair, California State Fair, Iowa State Fair, the Minnesota State Fair. I have been to the New York State Fair and the Minnesota State Fair. When I compare the two you need to understand, at the New York State Fair draws its audience from a small percentage a tiny percentage of the New York City population. Let's say 5% and the other half of the audience comes from everywhere else. Nobody other than California can possibly compete with that body count they probably have the largest attendance. The Minnesota State Fair has probably the second largest attendance at a bit over 1 million. The Texas state fair is probably the biggest as far as attractions and walking size, and probably our biggest competitor for food because how else are they going to get people to go out in the middle of a high desert and 120 degrees temperature and party if not damn good Texas barbecue. The Minnesota State Fair was the one that invented the idea of putting something on a stick probably with our original Pronto pup started in God knows 1939? This Fair has been around a very long time probably longer than any other Fair other than the New York State Fair. Probably because it gets so miserably cold here what else you going to do you better have a Soiree at the end of summer before you shovel snow for the next 9 months. Probably one of the most amazing people watching environments you can get to and participate in without having to join a religion. Smart Savvy fairgoers plan their meals. When you have hundreds of amazing decadent deep-fried Treasures to taste, and you don't want to fall into a food coma at noon and have nowhere to take a nap. You need to carefully plan ahead what you're going to choose to eat, maximizing your best eating experience at the fair. Savvy fairgoers also, determine in advance what they're going to go and see plan their route taking into account what they want to eat and try to get it done in one circuit so that they can walk no more than 5 miles while here. Savvy fairgoers wear sneakers good ones ones that don't make their feet tired after a couple hours of standing, standing walking eating these are the things you're definitely going to be doing here prepare for it. Super Savvy fairgoers bring a folding wagon. why folding so you can stuff it on the sky ride at the beginning, to take you to the far end, without having to walk there. This allows you to get your tour, and eating done, without having to walk more than 3 miles, unless you screw up like I didn't have to walk back. Enough said, those who know know the fair doesn't need any reviews because it's one of the greatest fairs on planet Earth. And is exactly what you should expect at an overstuffed overcrowded super Fair. So if you don't like people and you're not really interested in food, agriculture technology, vendors rock concerts animals, rides children, snacks upon snacks upon snacks... Then this is not the place for you.