Destinations · Minnesota
MN · 44.9790, -93.2650
Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, Great River Road and St. Croix Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Minneapolis. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · starts in town
National Scenic Byway · 1 mi out
State scenic byway · 23 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 96 mi
3 h 37 loop · 5 stops · back by 2:36 PM. Incorporates Grand Rounds Scenic Byway.
Touches Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, Great River Road, St. Croix Scenic Byway
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 148 mi
7 h 55 loop · 9 stops · back by 6:54 PM. Incorporates Grand Rounds Scenic Byway.
Touches Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, Great River Road, Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Minneapolis: 4 h, 96 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 148 miles, 9 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Minneapolis, Sever's, Memorial Helicopter, Kensington Park, North Saint Paul Veterans Park, Love Power Music & Miracles, Prophecy of the Ancients and Dancers. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.