Kinnick Stadium, 26 mi from West Chester
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site sees about 107K visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 7 places within 40 miles, none inside West Chester. The mix takes in 4 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a national historic site. Beyond the town, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library sits 44 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 →
Mapped
Most of the 7 out of town lie to the northeast.
Orange: West Chester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
The list runs to 16 places, 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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4Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
5National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
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10University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
11African American Museum of Iowa
Museum “to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.” in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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13Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
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Pine 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 · 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 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0
