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Local edition · Minneapolis
Longfellow Neighbourhood Mystery
Longfellow, south Minneapolis — walkable streets next to Minnehaha.
A family street-level hunt on the walkable blocks next to Minnehaha. Start at the parkway, stay on sidewalks, and notice numbered avenues, porch art, and which way the creek is going. Play the premade sheet as-is, or (soon) put your kids’ names on it.
Based on Neighbourhood Mystery by QuestHunt. Works on Longfellow sidewalks by Minnehaha Parkway. The original still lives at Neighbourhood Mystery.
Outing snapshot for parents
Setting
Outdoor
Sidewalks, parkway trees, and numbered avenues.
How long
A loop
About 20–40 minutes. Repeat a different block next weekend.
Neighbourhood
Longfellow
South Minneapolis. Walkable streets next to Minnehaha.
Age band
Mixed ages
A recommendation, not a gate. Readers can log clues; pre-readers can be the official noticers.
On foot
Walking
Sidewalks and the parkway. Stay off lawns.
The outing (very short)
What you’ll actually do
- 01
Pick a starting corner
Meet at Godfrey Circle — East Minnehaha Parkway and Minnehaha Avenue. This is a walk, not a crime story.
- 02
Play the place hints
Use the hint sheet on this page. Parkway trees, numbered avenues, porch art from the sidewalk. Skip anything that doesn’t fit today.
- 03
Make it yours
When personalize ships, put the kids’ names on the clues. Until then, say the names out loud and play this neighbourhood’s hints.
Where you’re going
Start at Minnehaha Parkway
One static orientation map so you can see the place. This is not a live GPS tour and there is no routed path — the hunt works on Longfellow sidewalks by the parkway, and on a different numbered avenue next weekend.
Start · Godfrey Circle
Starting point · Godfrey Circle
East Minnehaha Parkway & Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Place notes
Walkable streets next to Minnehaha
- Longfellow is a real Minneapolis neighbourhood next to Minnehaha. Minnehaha Parkway is a Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board parkway along Minnehaha Creek. The creek keeps going toward the falls.
- The parkway and sidewalks are outdoor and generally free to walk. Hours, parking, and seasonal conditions change. Check the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board before you go. Last checked August 2026.
- This edition names a place so parents can see where to stand. It is not a house tour and not a Minneapolis city hub. The original still works on any walkable streets.
Bring this outside
Hints that only work here
Each box is something you can notice at this park, plus a short true thing about the place. Kid voice is on the sheet. The anywhere clues still live on Neighbourhood Mystery. Nothing is uploaded. Refreshing the page clears the checks.
Park photo slot — empty until we add a mixed-media still of this place.
I started at the parkway. The mystery is the block — sidewalks only, and the creek already knows which way the falls are.
Place hint sheet
Check things off as you go. Nothing is uploaded. Refreshing the page clears the checks.
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