By Ben Cost
Publication Date: 2026-02-16 17:42:00
He put them on the map.
An ultra-rich Minnesota enclave named North Oaks is so secretive and exclusive that they have the distinction of being the only community not seen on Google Maps.
Or at least they did — until now.
An influencer went viral after using a drone to map the area, marking the end of a digital secrecy campaign that spanned decades.
“The mystery about North Oaks comes when you start learning about North Oaks,” digital content creator Chris Parr, who was born in the state, told the Daily Mail.
His viral footage, posted to YouTube, showed rows and rows of sprawling, multimillion-dollar homes, immaculately plowed roads, and no “trespassing signs” at every entrance.
North Oaks’ obscurity might come as a surprise, given that the Midwestern ivory tower is one of the nation’s wealthiest zip codes with dozens of palatial estates listed for upwards of…