Golden Valley is a western and first-ring suburb of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The city is mostly residential and is bordered by U.S. Highway 12. Over 15% of it is parks or nature reserves. The Floyd B. Olson Memorial Highway runs through the heart of the city, providing a direct route to Minneapolis's industrial district.
Golden Valley Library
The chapel at Breck School, a private Episcopal school in Golden Valley
General Mills' corporate campus in Golden Valley.
A deer in a Golden Valley neighborhood
Minnesota State Highway 55
Minnesota State Highway 55 is a state highway that runs 221 miles (356 km) across the central part of state taking a diagonal route from its western most at the North Dakota state line near Tenney to its easternmost point at the intersection with U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) in Hastings. In Minneapolis and Golden Valley, portions of the route are also signed as Olson Memorial Highway.
Olson Memorial Highway statue
The Mendota Bridge between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights carries MN 55 over the Minnesota River