Richfield, MN Road Trips

1 Richfield History Center (Bartholomew House), 6901 Lyndale Ave S (at 69th St; Bus: 4L), ☏ +1 612 798-6140. W noon-8PM, Sa noon-4PM. A small local museum chronicling the history of Minnesota's oldest suburb. The house, built in 1852, is the oldest standing structure in Richfield today. 2 Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Dr S (Bus: 4L). Sunrise-11PM daily. A 150-acre nature preserve. (updated May 2016)

1 Richfield Pool, 630 E 66th St (at Portland Ave; Bus: 5, 515), ☏ +1 612 861-9350. Jun-Aug: noon-7PM daily; closed rest of year. Outdoor swimming facility featuring 50-meter main pool, wading pool, and double waterslide. Daily admission $9 adults and children, $8 seniors 55+; $1 discount on admission after 4PM. (updated May 2016)

1 Pizza Luce, 800 W 66th St (between Woodlake and Lakeshore; Bus: 4L, 515, 535), ☏ +1 612 767-8603. M-F 11AM-2:30AM, Sa-Su 8AM-2:30AM. Suburban outpost of the trendy Minneapolis pizzeria. 2 Cadao Express, 6637 Penn Ave S (between 66th and 67th Sts; Bus: 4P, 515), ☏ +1 612 861-9901. M-Sa 9AM-8:30PM. Vietnamese. Limited seating.

1 Frenchman's, 1400 E 66th St (at 14th Ave; Bus: 14, 515), ☏ +1 612 866-0318. Small dive bar with pool tables and arcade games. Typical bar food (mostly burgers) also available. 2 Sandy's Tavern, 6612 Penn Ave S (at 66th St; Bus: 4P, 515), ☏ +1 612 869-9945. M-Sa 11AM-1AM, Su 11AM-midnight (kitchen closes 2 hours before bar close). Small bar with only 3.2% beer on tap, no hard alcohol. Also has typical bar food on the menu. (updated Aug 2018)

1 Four Points by Sheraton Mall of America Minneapolis Airport, 7745 Lyndale Ave S (between 77th St and I-494; Bus: 4L), ☏ +1 612 861-1000, toll-free: +1-800-551-7666, fax: +1 612 861-4931.

Interstate 35W runs through Richfield and connects it with Minneapolis to the north. The most useful exit is at 66th Street. There are also exits at Lyndale Avenue (along the Minneapolis-Richfield border) and at 76th Street, but only for southbound traffic. Interstate 494 runs along the southern boundary of Richfield and connects it with the airport and Mall of America to the east. There are exits at Penn Avenue, Lyndale Avenue, Nicollet Avenue, and Portland-12th Avenues (eastbound traffic exits at Portland, westbound exits at 12th). There are also interchanges with I-35W and Highway 77. Minnesota State Highway 62, sometimes referred to locally as the Crosstown, is a freeway running along the northern boundary of Richfield, including a three-quarter mile concurrency with I-35W, known locally as the Crosstown Commons. The freeway links Edina and the southwest suburbs to the west with the southeastern corner of Minneapolis to the east, close to Fort Smelling and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. There are exits at Xerxes Avenue, Penn Avenue, Lyndale Avenue, Portland Avenue, and an eastbound-only exit at Bloomington Avenue. There is also the aforementioned interchange with I-35W and an interchange with Highway 77. Minnesota State Highway 77, is a freeway running along the eastern edge of Richfield, separating it from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and linking Minneapolis to the north with Bloomington and Apple Valley to the south.

Starting in the west, the major north-south arteries are Penn Avenue, Lyndale Avenue, Nicollet Avenue, Portland Avenue, and 12th Avenue. There are two major east-west arteries in Richfield. 66th Street cuts across the north side of Richfield, linking with Southdale Mall in Edina to the west and Highway 77 to the east (adjacent to Cedar Point Commons, a major strip mall development anchored by a Super Target and a Home Depot). Cutting across the south side of town is 76th/77th Street, which runs close to Interstate 494 and acts as an alternative to it. Specifically, traffic runs along 76th Street from Centennial Lakes in Edina until just east of Interstate 35W, where traffic jogs one block south to 77th Street, which eventually dead-ends at Cedar Avenue (a street that effectively acts as a service road for Highway 77). Sidewalks are found on major streets; thoroughfares with less traffic like 12th Avenue, Bloomington Avenue, and 70th Street only have them on one side of the street. Non-major residential streets don't have sidewalks at all.