Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
Longfellow Home and Information Center, MN

Begin your tour of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway by stopping at the Longfellow and Stevens Home where the byway information center is located. Visitors will find information, pamphlets, and guides to the Byway at this historical house in Minnehaha Park.

Built in 1907, the house is actually a replica of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Massachusettes home. An eccentric man by the name of Robert Jones built the home as centerpiece to his botanical gardens and zoological park. Longfellow was his favorite poet. Moved, reconstructed, and renovated, this house now stands as a piece of the past with a place in the future of the Minneapolis Parks.

Currently On Display:

The Longfellow House, Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway Interpretive Center and Trail Head for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, opens the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byways Interpretive Gallery. The gallery is an introduction to the seven historic Byway districts. The gallery incorporates elements seen on the landscape along the Byway tour including large-scale maps and photographic images of historic sites and landmarks. The gallery also includes an interactive video and information kiosk.