Located one-half mile east of Browns Valley on TH 28/7. In 1933 an archaeologist discovered a skeleton of a man estimated to be 9,000 years old, making the skeleton one of the oldest found in the New World. Stop at the roadside rest and learn more about this historic find.

One-half mile west of Browns Valley on TH 28/7. An original pioneer trail blazed in 1864 extending from St. Cloud to Ft. Sisseton (Ft. Wadsworth) South Dakota.

West Broadway Avenue in Browns Valley. The "Paul Revere" of the northwestern frontier known for his noble and kindhearted character. This memorial has a restored log cabin built by Samuel's father, Major Joseph R. Brown, which exhibits many artifacts of this early pioneer's life. The cabin served as a trading post, stage line stop, tavern and inn.

Minnesota/South Dakota border approximately 2 miles west of Browns Valley on TH 28/7. A wayside rest park offers information on this high point between the two watersheds that drain north and south from this point. Bodies of water to the north drain to Hudson Bay while water to the south drains to the Gulf of Mexico.