TEST: The Witch's Hat Tower Has a Secret You Don't Know About
Everyone's seen it. Nobody knows this part.
Prospect Park's famous witch's hat water tower has been watching over Southeast Minneapolis since 1913. But the thing your neighborhood walking tour skips over is the little door at the base — and what's inside.
The climb
On one weekend a year, the city lets you in. The spiral staircase is original cast iron and the view from the top looks straight down the green tunnel of Malcolm Ave. Worth the wait.
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