Photo: Orange Suede Sofa · CC BY-SA 3.0Worth the trip from Denver: Lost Island Theme Park, 16 mi off
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 40 miles, none inside Denver. The mix takes in 2 museums, a theme park and a garden. A drive of 59 mi brings you to National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.
Lost Island Theme Park
Theme park in Waterloo, Iowa.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around Denver, mapped
The 4 outside town cluster to the south.
Orange: Denver. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
16 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
3Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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8Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
9African American Museum of Iowa
Museum “to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.” in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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12Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Arboretum & botanic gardens in Waterloo, Iowa, United States.
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Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · Bily Clock Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacNider Art Museum: Gcardinal101, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · East Park: TLCIowa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0 · Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0
