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Charles City Downtown and Main Street BridgePhoto: Gcardinal101 · CC BY 4.0
Attractions near Charles City

A day out from Charles City: Bily Clock Museum, 38 mi away

Nothing is mapped inside Charles City, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 3 museums and a city park, among others. Beyond the town, the best known is Lost Island Theme Park, 47 mi off.

Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Lost Island Theme Park
Theme park · 47 mi southeast

Lost Island Theme Park

Theme park in Waterloo, Iowa.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

To the west is where most of the 4 lie.

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Orange: Charles City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Best known first

Its 12 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Spam Museum: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bily Clock Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacNider Art Museum: Gcardinal101, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · East Park: TLCIowa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jay C. Hormel Nature Center: Julie Champlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Preston Overlook: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0

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