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template: byway.jade
id: "2243"
name: Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
distance: "52"
duration: Three to four hours to enjoy this byway.
description: "The country's longest continuous system of public urban parkways, this has been the preeminent urban parkway system for more than a century. Lovely parks, trails, lakes and parkways surround the city of Minneapolis.  Enjoy the Chain of Lakes, Lake Nokomis, Lake Hiawatha, Minnehaha Falls, and much more. "
contact: "**Minneapolis Park  & Recreation Board**  \r\n 612-230-6400  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fromsitetostory.org/tcm/21he0196bridgehead/21he0196bridgehead.asp"
    name: Archaeology and the Old Milling District
  - url: "http://www.pioneerplanet.com/archive/bikeguide/04_ride.html"
    name: Biking Minneapolis Grand Rounds
  - url: "http://exploreminnesota.com/byway/21863/grand-rounds"
    name: Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hfs/index.html"
    name: Historic Fort Snelling
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
  - url: "http://www.minneapolis.org/"
    name: Meet Minneapolis
  - url: "http://www.minneapolisparks.com/grandrounds/info_center.htm"
    name: Minneapolis Parks
  - url: "http://www.museumofquackery.com/"
    name: The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Minnesota State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - MN
ll: 
  - -93.31714599978807
  - 44.9530980000726
bounds: 
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    - 44.90129099957994
  - - -93.2025220000902
    - 45.037042

---

The country's longest continuous system of public urban parkways, this has been the preeminent urban parkway system for more than a century. Lovely parks, trails, lakes and parkways surround the city of Minneapolis.  Enjoy the Chain of Lakes, Lake Nokomis, Lake Hiawatha, Minnehaha Falls, and much more. 