1Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Downey
Leave Downey for Kinnick Stadium, 11 mi away
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site draws about 107K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 13 places to visit; none is inside Downey. They include 10 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a national historic site. A day out reaches Rock Island Arsenal, 42 mi away.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
4 mi
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · 4 mi north
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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How they lie
Furthest out is Putnam Museum, at 39 mi.
Orange: Downey. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
These 24 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2Herbert 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.
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8National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
9Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
African American Museum of Iowa
Museum “to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.” in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
Pine Creek Gristmill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
Quad City Botanical Center
Set of botanical gardens in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · 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 · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, 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 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · University of Iowa Museum of Natural History: Billwhittaker (talk) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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