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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.

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Map of Little Falls (Minnesota)

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U.S. Highway 10 from Saint Cloud and Fargo, MN Highway 371 from Brainerd.

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  • 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. Burton-Rosenmeier House (Q96374148) on Wikidata Burton-Rosenmeier House on Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • The Paul Larson Memorial Museum is a collection of boats, motors and trailers. Larson founded the Little Falls-based Larson Boats, as well as the Fred Larson Wildlife Animal Collection.

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  • 1 Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, +1 320 616-2525. Wooded campgrounds and hiking trails. Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (Q5074869) on Wikidata Charles A. Lindbergh State Park on Wikipedia
  • 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.

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Routes through Little Falls
FargoStaples  W  E  Saint CloudSaint Paul
AlexandriaLong Prairie  W  E  → Jct N SMille LacsMoose Lake
Cass LakeBrainerd  N  S  END



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