Pipestone National Monument
Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
Attractions near Lester
A day out from Lester: Pipestone National Monument, 39 mi away
There is no place to visit inside Lester; there are 6 within 40 miles. On the list: 4 museums, a national monument and a zoo & aquarium, among others. Some 77K visitors a year come to Pipestone National Monument. Beyond the town, National Music Museum sits 54 mi away.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
39 mi
Pipestone National Monument
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Monument · 39 mi north
Pipestone National Monument
Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The places, mapped
To the north is where most of the 6 lie.
Orange: Lester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Each place in turn
Its 12 places all lie within 60 miles.
2National Music Museum
Musical instrument museum at the University of South Dakota, United States.
3
4Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
Museum, theater, concert hall, and art gallery in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
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9Hinkly House Museum
Restored Victorian mansion located in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota owned and operated as a museum by the Rock County Historical Society.
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11Dinehart-Holt House
Historic house museum on the National Register of Historic Places located in Slayton, Minnesota.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · National Music Museum: Charvex, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dinehart-Holt House: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fulda Depot Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 4.0
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