Check out Minnehaha Falls 'Laughing Water' in Minneapolis (PHOTOS)

Overlooking the Mississippi River, Minnehaha Park is one of Minneapolis’ oldest and most popular parks, attracting over 850,000 thousand visitors annually. While the name is often translated as "Laughing Water", the correct translation is "curling water" or "waterfall." The name comes from the Dakota language elements mni, meaning water, and ÈŸaÈŸa, meaning waterfall