A day out from Winthrop: Lost Island Theme Park, 29 mi away
Winthrop has 25 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. Travel 57 mi and you reach Kinnick Stadium.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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The layout
On the map, most of the 11 sit to the south.
Orange: Winthrop. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
Here are the 25 places within 60 miles.
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.
9National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
10Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
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.
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 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Jonathunder, 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 · Bily Clock Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · 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 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
