Buchanan County Court House · Photo: Kevin Schuchmann · CC BY-SA 3.0Lost Island Theme Park & 19 more attractions near Independence
20 notable places within 60 miles of Independence: 1 national park unit, and the sights travelers look up most.
Lost Island Theme Park
Theme park in Waterloo, Iowa.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Independence
Orange: Independence. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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2Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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5National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
6Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
7Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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14Granger 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.
Parks and trails in Independence →
Photo credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · 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 · Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Jonathunder, 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 · 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 · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0
