A museum to see in Dyersville: National Farm Toy Museum
Each year, some 250K people go to National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. The town itself has one place on our list; 11 others are within 40 miles. Among them are 9 museums, a national monument and a theatre. Out of town, Charles Mound is 45 mi away.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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Places on the map
Most of the 11 out of town lie to the east.
Orange: Dyersville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Dyersville
The town has one; within 60 miles, the list finds 19 more.
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.
5Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
6National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
7Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
8Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
9National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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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.
The places inside Dyersville lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · 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 · 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 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, 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 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, 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
