Entry No. 13 — the Minneapolis file — filed under: haunted

Beltrami Park

Once a 19th-century potter's field called Maple Hill Cemetery, this neighborhood park still has an estimated 3,700 bodies buried beneath its playground and bocce courts after a botched relocation effort in the late 1800s.

The move: Stroll through the park to find the few remaining, weathered 19th-century gravestones (like Louis LeDuc’s tombstone) hidden in the grass, then play a round of bocce ball on the courts built directly over the forgotten graves.

• 📍 Northeast Minneapolis
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1111 Summer St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Hours: Added 2026-07-21 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Atlas Obscura · minneapolisparks.org

last checked: 2026-07-21