Appearance
Little Falls is a city of 9,000 people (2020) in Northwestern Minnesota. Established in 1848, Little Falls is one of the oldest European-American cities in Minnesota. Its main draw is the Charles A. Lindbergh State Park and Historical Site on the Mississippi River.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]U.S. Highway 10 from Saint Cloud and Fargo, MN Highway 371 from Brainerd.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1620 Lindbergh Dr S, ☏ +1 320 616-5421. Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day: Th-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. Contains Lindbergh's childhood home and a visitor center with a full size replica of the Spirit of St. Louis. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children 6-17, free for children 5 and under.
- 1 Burton-Rosenmeier House and Little Falls Visitors Bureau, 606 1st Street SE. A Neoclassical house built in 1903, it is distinguished by an asymmetrically balanced façade with a two-story porch supported by columns with Ionic capitals. Interior features include hand-painted hollyhocks in the dining room, stained glass windows, an ornate fireplace, and decorative woodwork.
- The Minnesota Fishing Museum (MFM) preserves the heritage and history of freshwater fishing in Minnesota. It features over 8,000 artifacts in two large display rooms, the O'FISH-L Gift Shop, and tourism information.
Do
[edit]- 1 Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, ☏ +1 320 616-2525. Wooded campgrounds and hiking trails.
- Little Falls Dam Festival, Maple Island Park along the Mississippi River near the town dam. Annual festival occurs in late June.
- Little Falls Arts & Crafts Fair. Weekend after Labor Day.
- Pine Grove Primeval Park and Zoo is on the west side of town, among pines in a 70-acre (280,000 m2) park. It features a zoo, walking trails, picnic and playground area, a granite "council circle", and a rustic log shelter. The zoo is home to a variety of exotic, native and domestic animals, including cougars, bobcats, tigers, timber wolves, bears, pronghorn, bison, elk, white tail deer, prairie dogs, yaks and a petting stable.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- A.T. the Black & White, 116 1st St SE, ☏ +1 320 632-5374. Su-Tu 7AM-3PM, W Th 7AM-8PM, F Sa 7AM-9PM.
- Charlie's Pizza, 1006 Haven Rd, ☏ +1 320 632-6727. M-Th 11AM-10PM, F Sa 11AM-11PM, Su 9AM-10PM. Pizza and Italian.
- Little Fiesta, 310 12th St NE, ☏ +1 320 632-2445. Su-Th 11AM-9:30PM, F Sa 11AM-10PM. Mexican.
Drink
[edit]- Cafe Strolaga, 500 E Broadway, ☏ +1 320 414-0400.
Sleep
[edit]- AmericInn, 306 Lemieur St SE, ☏ +1 320 632-1964, toll-free: +1-800-634-3444. $79+.
- Clifwood Motel, 1201 Haven Rd, ☏ +1 320 632-5488. $45+.
- Country Inn & Suites, 209 16th St NE, ☏ +1 320-632-1000, toll-free: +1-800-596-2375, fax: +1 320 632-3251, cx_lfal@countryinns.com. $80+.
Connect
[edit]- Little Falls Public Library, 108 NE 3rd St, ☏ +1 320 632-9676. M W noon-8PM, Tu Th 10AM-8PM, F noon-6PM, Sa noon-5PM. Free wifi.
Go next
[edit]Routes through Little Falls |
Fargo ← Staples ← | W E | → Saint Cloud → Saint Paul |
Alexandria ← Long Prairie ← | W E | → Jct N S → Mille Lacs → Moose Lake |
Cass Lake ← Brainerd ← | N S | → END |