Destinations · Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN · 44.9790, -93.2650
From Minneapolis, Minnesota, Byway's registries place 3 scenic byways within 30 miles.
Understand
Minneapolis was destined to be a center of commerce due to its location at the Falls of St. Anthony, which was named by the French explorer Fr. Louis Hennepin in 1680. St. Anthony Falls is by far the largest source of water power on the Mississippi River. The falls were harnessed to power lumber mills in the 1840s and later for flour milling. By 1870, Minneapolis on the west bank and St. Anthony on the east bank formed the largest flour producing center in the world. In 1872, Minneapolis absorbed its older neighbor. Most of the old St Anthony township is now known as Northeast Minneapolis.
Day-trip loops
Baked loops for Minneapolis are growing. The weave below is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway · inside · national
- Great River Road · 1 mi · national
- St. Croix Scenic Byway · 23 mi
Lookouts
- Mound · 1 mi
- May Mountain · 1 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 2 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 4 mi
Named places
- Mill City Museum · 0 mi
- Washburn A Mill Ruins · 0 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck · 0 mi
- Legacy Ship · 0 mi
- James J. Fiorentino Museum · 0 mi
- 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden · 1 mi
- Peavey Plaza · 1 mi
- Father Hennepin Bluffs · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 2 mi
- Twin Cities · 4 mi