Worth the trip from Laurel: Adventureland, 34 mi off
Nothing is mapped inside Laurel, but 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums, a theme park and a stadium & arena. A longer outing takes you to Casey's Center, 41 mi off.
Adventureland
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Laurel. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
Everything here is within 60 miles, 20 places in all.
Hilton Coliseum
14,057-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa; part of the Iowa State Center at Iowa State University.
Drake Stadium
Outdoor multiuse sports field at Drake University used from 1925 to present.
Reiman Gardens
Public garden at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, United States.
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
Auto racing museum in Knoxville, 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.
Photo credits
Casey's Center: Iowahwyman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Iowa State Capitol: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Hilton Coliseum: Johannes Cater--Jaretac (talk) 15:14, 17 June 2009 (UTC), Public domain · Des Moines Art Center: Nhandler at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blank Park Zoo: Lawrence Lansing, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drake Stadium: U.S. Navy photo by James Woods, Public domain · Pappajohn Sculpture Park: Dsmspence, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Living History Farms: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reiman Gardens: GardenLover2008 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Des Moines Botanical Center: Iowahwyman (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Balloon Museum: GrandpaDave, Public domain · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple: Dan Breyfogle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0 · Iowa Arboretum: Ashton B Crew, CC BY 3.0
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