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Attractions near Council Bluffs

Start with Pottawattamie County Jail: the sights of Council Bluffs

Around Council Bluffs, the places to visit include 13 museums, 4 city parks and 3 theme parks. Mapped inside Council Bluffs are 3 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 24. A day out reaches Memorial Stadium, 53 mi away.

Attractions nearby
37
within 60 miles
The big one
4 mi
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo & aquarium · 4 mi west

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

Zoo in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped around Council Bluffs

At the edge of the map sits Loess Hills, 40 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

First the 3 in town, then the 34 within 60 miles.

The places inside Council Bluffs lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Council Bluffs → · Council Bluffs’ history →

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

Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · RailsWest Railroad Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Memorial Stadium: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Pinnacle Bank Arena: CrunchySkies, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Bertrand: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sheldon Museum of Art: Ammodramus, CC0 · Lauritzen Gardens: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of American Speed: Amjackson16, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Nebraska State Museum: Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Durham Museum: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Children's Zoo: Hanyou23, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CHI Health Center Omaha: Collinulness, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gene Leahy Mall: JNOJ1423, CC BY 4.0 · Kenefick Park: MONGO, Public domain · International Quilt Study Center & Museum: Maureenose, Public domain · Great Plains Black History Museum: Dolph72, Public domain · Museum of Danish America: BDeeds, Public domain · Do Space: KIOS, Public domain · General Crook House: No machine-readable author provided. Dolph72 assumed (based on copyright claims), Public domain · Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: Beneathtimp, CC0 · El Museo Latino: Ammodramus, CC0 · Fontenelle Bank: Ammodramus, CC0 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0

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