Minnehaha Regional Park

A 53-foot waterfall tumbling through a leafy city park, Minneapolis's most photographed natural wonder.

4801 S Minnehaha Park Dr, Minneapolis, MN 55417 · Minneapolis, MN

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Price: No admission fee
When it runs: Open year-round; the falls freeze into an ice spectacle in winter
Good for: First-time visitors
Fresh-air days
Groups with kids
Public transit nearby: 50th St / Minnehaha Park StationLight rail METRO Blue Line · 0.2 mi away
46th Ave S & Godfrey PkwyBus 38 · 0.3 mi away
Minnesota Veterans Home & Bldg 19Bus 38 · 0.3 mi away
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Flying in: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) is about 2 miles away.
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About Minnehaha Regional Park

Longfellow made Minnehaha Falls famous, and it still stops first-time visitors in their tracks: a 53-foot cascade minutes from downtown, wrapped in 167 acres of gardens, bluffs and riverside trails. Rent a bike, grab fried fish at the seasonal Sea Salt Eatery and follow the creek down to the Mississippi. In deep winter the falls freeze into a glittering ice curtain worth the cold.

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