Minnesota Has a Town Completely Surrounded by Canada — And Most Americans Have Never Heard of It

Open a map of the United States and trace the northern border of Minnesota. At the very top, something strange happens.

A small finger of land juts above the 49th parallel — the only piece of the contiguous United States that sits north of the line. It is not connected to Minnesota by any road. To drive there, you have to go through Canada. Twice.

This is Angle Inlet, home to the Northwest Angle — the northernmost community in the lower 48 states, and one of the most overlooked geographic oddities in America.

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