Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Minneapolis VA Medical Center is a hospital in Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota which is located on Veterans Drive. Minneapolis VA Medical Center is situated nearby to the park Yardville Right of Way, as well as near Coldwater Spring.

Type: Hospital
Description: healthcare organization in Minneapolis, United States
Also known as: “VA”
Address: 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include VA Medical Center and Coldwater Spring.

VA Medical Center

Railway station

Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.

VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. VA Medical Center is situated 560 feet east of Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Coldwater Spring

Park

Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coldwater Spring is a spring in the Fort Snelling unorganized territory of the U.S. state of Minnesota, that is considered a sacred site by the Dakota people, and was also the site of the U.S. Army's Camp Coldwater for troops that constructed Fort Snelling. Coldwater Spring is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Fort Snelling

Railway station

Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.

Fort Snelling station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of the US state of Minnesota, named after the nearby Fort Snelling historic fort structure. Fort Snelling is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nokomis and Mendota.

Nokomis

Suburb

Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12 and state legislative districts 51A and 63B. Nokomis is situated 1½ miles northwest of Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Mendota

Village

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

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 southeast of Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Bdóte

Locality

Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Bdóte is situated 2½ miles east of Minneapolis VA Medical Center.