Trips from Scales Mound, starting with Charles Mound
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium sees about 250K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Scales Mound; the 9 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 5 museums, 2 gardens and a mountain to choose from. The big name further out is Camp Randall Stadium, 59 mi from the centre.
Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
Furthest out is Don Opel Arboretum, at 32 mi.
Orange: Scales Mound. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
Look within 60 miles for all 27.
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2Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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8Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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11University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum
Historic arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
12Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
13National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, 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 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0
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