Fort Snelling State Park

Places of Interest Nearby

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

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Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the major airport of the Twin Cities region, 7 miles south of downtown Minneapolis and 7 miles southwest of Saint Paul.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

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Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Fort Snelling is situated 2½ miles north of Fort Snelling State Park.

American Boulevard

Railway station

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American Boulevard is a light rail station in Bloomington, Minnesota at the intersection of 34th Avenue South and American Boulevard, just south of Interstate 494. American Boulevard is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Snelling State Park.

Places in the Area

Mendota

Village

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Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. Mendota is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Snelling State Park.

Mendota Heights

Town

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Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census. Mendota Heights is situated 3 miles northeast of Fort Snelling State Park.

Eagan

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Eagan is a city of 69,000 people in Minnesota on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. It is a suburb in the southern part of the Twin Cities region.

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