Around Prairieburg, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum leads the list
A typical year brings about 107K visitors to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. No place to visit is mapped inside Prairieburg; 11 are within 40 miles. On the list: 10 museums and a national historic site, among others. Allow a day for Kinnick Stadium, 41 mi off.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
Furthest out is University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, at 40 mi.
Orange: Prairieburg. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
These 25 are within 60 miles, none in town.
1Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
3Herbert 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.
7National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
8Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
9Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
10National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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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.
Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
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.
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Photo credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, 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
