# Minnehaha Falls

> A 16 m waterfall in a city park near the Mississippi, made famous by Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha. Paid parking lots fill on summer weekends; stairs lead

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A 16 m waterfall in a city park near the Mississippi, made famous by Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha. Paid parking lots fill on summer weekends; stairs lead down to the creek below the falls.

- **Nearest town:** Minneapolis, MN
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** 44.9153, -93.2111

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