Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Alexandria Township
Kensington Runestone and more near Alexandria Township
There is no place to visit inside Alexandria Township; there are 3 within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums and a landmark. Beyond the town, the best known is Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 50 mi off.
Attractions nearby
4
within 60 miles
The big one
3 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 3 mi west
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
To the west is where most of the 3 lie.
Orange: Alexandria Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for Alexandria Township
4 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
HMML is a museum and manuscript library located in Collegeville, Minnesota that holds one of the world’s largest archives of manuscript photographs in both microfilm and digital format.
3Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Alexandria Township’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Hill Museum & Manuscript Library: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, CC BY 3.0 · Runestone Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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