This may occasionally seem to be a weird topic to even carry up, however as some folks would say, “I swear, it is a factor!”.

A current Thrillist article signifies that rat tourism may very well be “The Subsequent Squeaky Little Pattern in Journey”! Thrillist is an internet site that offers with all points of journey from guides and locations, to meals, lodging, present journey tendencies, suggestions, and extra.

The article revealed that in cities as numerous as New York Metropolis and Brussels, Belgium, rat tourism has certainly turn out to be a rising development. The rationale for that is, sadly, the expansion within the rat inhabitants throughout the globe.

Orkin’s most up-to-date “2023 Rattiest Cities Checklist” included Minneapolis. The information wasn’t good for Minneapolis as a result of it’s slowly climbing the checklist of rattiest cities as a substitute of taking place.

Final yr Minneapolis positioned twelfth on the checklist and this yr it got here in eleventh which suggests the variety of rats continues to develop within the metropolis.

Due to (what else), TikTok –  persons are flocking to take part in “rat excursions” within the high 3 rat-infested cities in America. Rat tourism is so good in Brussels, that they constructed an entire exhibit entitled “Rattus” of their Sewer Museum.

Sure, that may be a actual factor too. You may spend a while residing as a rat in a sewer as a part of the Rattus expertise.

You will have heard of Chicago’s “rat gap” which individuals assume is the picture of a rat trapped in cement on a Chicago sidewalk. (No, the picture above isn’t the “rat gap”). It’s so standard that they’re bussing folks to see the weird vacationer “rat lure” (because it have been).

So I ask the query once more, can rat tourism be far behind in Minneapolis?

Orkin’s Prime 20 Rattiest Cities 2023

1. Chicago
2. Misplaced Angeles
3. New York
4. Washington, D.C.
5. San Francisco
6. Philadelphia
7. Baltimore
8. Denver
9. Detroit
10. Cleveland/Akron
11. Minneapolis
12. Seattle
13. Boston
14. Atlanta
15. Indianapolis
16. Pittsburgh
17. Hartford
18. Columbus, Oh
19. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
20. Houston

Source: Thrillist and Orkin