Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
121 7th Place E - Metro Square Suite 100
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Phone:888-868-7476
Web: www.byways.org/browse/byways/2243/ Description:Byway encompasses more than 50 miles of parks,parkways, bike paths and pedestrian paths, and greenways that encircle the cityof Minneapolis and trace the Mississippi River, Minnehaha Creek, and a chain ofseveral lakes. Points of interest include Butler Wildflower Garden at TheodoreWirth Park; a large rose garden at Lake Harriet; Minnehaha Park and Falls; OurLady of Lourdes Church, the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis; MillRuins Park, with its stone arches, canals, and traces of 19th centuryflourmills; and Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail system, which connectsseveral historic areas in the heart of the city. Byway passes near several museumsand cultural centers including Orchestra Hall, Weisman Art Museum, MinneapolisInstitute of Arts, Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Guthrie Theater, and Mill City Museum.
Legth: 52 miles. Start/Endpoint: Byway begins in downtown Minneapolis at theintersection of 8th Avenue and the James I Rice Memorial Parkway. It follows aseries of connecting routes that include sections of the West River Parkway andEast River Parkway, Godfrey Parkway, East Minnehaha Parkway and West MinnehahaParkway, East Lake Harriet Parkway and West Lake Harriet Parkway, William BarryParkway, East and West Lake Calhoun Parkways, West Lake of the Isles Parkway, CedarLake Parkway, Theodore Wirth Parkway, Victory Memorial Parkway, Webber Parkway, St. Anthony Parkway, Columbia Parkway, StinsonParkway, and Ridgeway Parkway, with the byway designation ending at the edge ofthe Francis A. Gross Golf Course. Time to Allow: 3-4 hours. Designation/Year: National Scenic Byway (1998).
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