North Mississippi Park
Tourist Attractions in Minneapolis, MN
The Mississippi River is a treasure to be uncovered and explored. Her history runs deep as a long-whiskered catfish on a hot summer day. Her tales are timeless. Discover her stories, and create several of your own on a pleasure drive along the Minnesota Great River Road - National Scenic Byway of the Mississippi River. The Great River Road offers 575 miles of historic and scenic touring through the core of Minnesota. The byway meanders through a huge range of landscapes - the humble headwaters, countryside dappled with lakes, the northwoods, ribbons of lush resort and farm country, rolling bluffs.
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read moreThe Great River Road is a network of roadways following the course of the Mississippi River through ten states offering a bounty of river stories and experiences in a parkway setting. Minnesota's Great River Road spans 565 miles, 43 communities, 20 counties, three tribes and six unique destination areas, providing public access to and promoting exploration of America's Great River benefiting residents, businesses and tourists alike. The Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway Commission mission is to preserve, promote and enhance the scenic, historic and recreational resources of the Mississippi River, to foster economic growth in the corridor and to develop the national, scenic and historic byway known as the Great River Road.
