Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis

Name: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Address: 7601 34th Ave S, Minneapolis, United States
Telephone: +1 612-726-1127

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Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis

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Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory adjacent to the historic fort and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. It is one of the two national cemeteries in the state and is the older. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it covers 436.3 acres, and as of 2022 had over 248,000 interments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. ()

Established: 1939 (85 years ago)Area: 0.68 mi²Graves: 225 thous.Coordinates: 44°52'12"N, 93°13'2"W

Address

7601 34th Ave SMinneapolis-St. Paul International AirportMinneapolis United States

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+1 612-726-1127

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Day trips

Fort Snelling National Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nickelodeon Universe, Mall of America, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Sea Life at Mall of America.

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Nickelodeon Universe, Bloomington
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Huge shopping complex with a theme park
Mall of America, Bloomington
42 min walk • Mall of America is a shopping mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, United States. It lies southeast of the junction of Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway 77, north of the Minnesota River, and across the Interstate from the Minneapolis St.
1.6 miSW
Amusement ride, Amusement, Amusement park
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Bloomington
41 min walk • SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota. Standing 74.5 feet tall, it is the tallest roller coaster in the park. It also features a beyond vertical drop.
1.6 miSW
Aquarium, Zoo, Park
Sea Life at Mall of America, Bloomington
42 min walk • Sea Life at Mall of America is a public aquarium located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. The 1.3 million-US-gallon aquarium contains thousands of aquatic creatures, including sea turtles, sharks, sawfish, stingrays, jellyfish and seahorses. There are eleven exhibits featured at the aquarium.
1.6 miSW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Fairly Odd Coaster, Bloomington
42 min walk • Fairly Odd Coaster is a spinning roller coaster themed to The Fairly OddParents that opened on March 15, 2004, at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America.