Graeser Park - Historic Wayside Rest — Attraction in Robbinsdale

Absolutely beautiful! My husband and I stopped here after we went to robbinsdale to pick something up and saw the beehive fire pit and decided to walk around. We found this great little spot! It reminds me of an enchanted garden on castle grounds! This place gave me some great ideas for the garden and pond I want to build! Actually planning on bringing the kids there today! Hopefully it's not all been torn out! The stone benches are old but give it an old renaissance type of feel! Probably not sturdy so don't let your kids play on them! If they got the water back in the pond and planted flowers this place would be my perfect...

This was a former Wayside Rest on the Beltline Highway at thr fringe surrounding the Twin Cities prior to the Interstate Highway System (1939). The park has one of only two Limestone Beehive Grills still in existence (the only one in its original location).

Restoration of the park began more the 3 years ago, then the state took control and it languished. Some work has begun again, but it is still quite sad and poorly maintained. Hopefully the park will be beautiful again. Impressive Limestone Construction built during the Depression (WPA). Still...

Wonderful use of sandstone to build the amenities. There is a large stretch of parking, which is right off the street giving the impression of an extra wide street. It does need a bit of maintenance and it is far too close to the highway to be regarded as peaceful. There is no playground nor restrooms. As a fan of stone, I do appreciate how the park was constructed. The large sandstone grill is obviously a standout feature, but it is closed off and unusable. There is a lower area which i suspect might have been fountains or pools, but now...