Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Nothing in Chelsea itself: Lost Island Theme Park is 36 mi away
None of our places to visit is inside Chelsea; 6 are within 40 miles. On the list: 4 museums, a theme park and a garden, among others. Further afield, Kinnick Stadium is 47 mi from the centre.
Lost Island Theme Park
Theme park in Waterloo, Iowa.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the east.
Orange: Chelsea. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Chelsea
All 18 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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3Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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6Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
7National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
8Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
Auto racing museum in Knoxville, Iowa.
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12Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
13University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
14African American Museum of Iowa
Museum “to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.” in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Arboretum & botanic gardens in Waterloo, Iowa, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Iowa Museum of Natural History: Billwhittaker (talk) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0
