Worth the trip from Salem: Carthage Jail, 39 mi off
Salem has 12 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Further afield lies Kinnick Stadium, at 56 mi.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
Head to the southeast for most of the 3 on the list.
Orange: Salem. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
Its 12 places all lie within 60 miles.
1Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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5Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
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9University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
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11Pine Creek Gristmill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0
