Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls, or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located at the northeastern edge of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mulad, Public domain.
- Type: Overfalls
- Description: waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Falls of Saint Anthony”, “Falls of Saint Anthony of Padua”, “Falls of St. Anthony”, “Haha-watopa”, “Hahamina”, “Kakabikah”, “Kakah Bikah”, “Minirara”, “Minne-ha-hah Tonk-ah”, “Narcotah”, “Owah - Menah”, “Owahmenah”, “Owamniyomni”, “Saint Anthony’s Falls”, and “St. Anthony Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hennepin Island and Stone Arch Bridge.
Stone Arch Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jdkoenig, Public domain.
The Stone Arch Bridge is a former railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Guthrie Theater
Theater building
Photo: chicanerii, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions among Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Anthony Falls Historic District and Downtown Minneapolis.
Saint Anthony Falls Historic District
Photo: DocGizmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Anthony Falls Historic District is an area of Minneapolis, nestled between downtown, Northeast Minneapolis, and Southeast Minneapolis. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Minneapolis
Photo: Joel Penner, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown is the central business district of Minneapolis. It is sprinkled with architecturally interesting skyscrapers, most of which are interconnected, mainly on the second level above the street level, by a growing web of skyways, now approaching eight miles in total length.
Marcy-Holmes
Neighborhood
Marcy-Holmes is a neighborhood in the University community of Minneapolis. The majority of the area is residential and sits upon a bluff overlooking the river and the city skyline.
Saint Anthony Falls
- Categories: waterfall and body of water
- Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Saint Anthony Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Saint Anthony Falls” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شلالات سانت أنتوني”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Անտոնիոյի ջրվեժ”
- Chinese: “聖安東尼瀑布”
- Czech: “Vodopády svatého Antonína”
- Finnish: “Saint Anthonyn putous”
- French: “chutes de Saint Anthony”
- French: “Chutes de Saint Anthony”
- German: “Saint-Anthony-Fälle”
- Hebrew: “מפלי סנט אנתוני”
- Japanese: “セント・アンソニー滝”
- Japanese: “セントアンソニー滝”
- Korean: “세인트앤서니 폭포”
- Malay: “Air Terjun Saint Anthony”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Saint Anthony Falls”
- Norwegian: “Saint Anthony Falls”
- Persian: “آبشار سنت آنتونی”
- Spanish: “Cataratas de San Antonio”
- Swedish: “Saint Anthonyfallen”
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Highlights include Saint Anthony Falls Upper Lock and Dam and Upper Pool.
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