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Grand Rounds Scenic Byway

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Grand rounds scenic byway - Minneapolis

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Grand Rounds Scenic Byway Video

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Grand Rounds Minniapolis HD 720p

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Grand Rounds - Minneapolis Parks Department

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Swing around the Grand Rounds Ring

The Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway is a linked series of park areas in Minneapolis, Minnesota that takes a roughly circular path through the city. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board developed the system over many years. The corridors include roads for automobile traffic plus paths for pedestrians and bicycles, and extend slightly into neighboring cities. About 50 miles (80 km) of roadway is in the system, and much of it was built in the 1930s as part of Civilian Conservation Corps projects. There are seven districts along the byway: