Leave Delaware for Effigy Mounds National Monument, 33 mi away
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium sees about 250K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Delaware; the 13 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 10 museums, a national monument and a theatre. Set 57 mi out, Kinnick Stadium makes a day trip.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around Delaware, mapped
The farthest of them, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Delaware. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 60 miles, 28 places in all.
1Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
3Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
4Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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7Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
8National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
9Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
10National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
11Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
African 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.
Parks and trails in Delaware → · Delaware’s history →
Photo credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, 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 · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bily Clock Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · 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 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0
