Kinnick Stadium, 34 mi from Shellsburg
A typical year brings about 107K visitors to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. There is no place to visit inside Shellsburg; there are 15 within 40 miles. Among them are 10 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a theme park. The best-known trip out is to National Farm Toy Museum, 47 mi away.
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 15 on the list.
Orange: Shellsburg. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
These 18 are all 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.
6National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
7Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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12Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
13University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
14African 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.
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 · 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 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, 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 · 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
