Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Avon Township
Nothing mapped in Avon Township itself; Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is the nearest draw
A day out from Avon Township leads to Kensington Runestone, 48 mi away. With nothing inside Avon Township, the list has 2 places within 40 miles. There are a museum and a garden to choose from.
Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
48 mi
Kensington Runestone
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 48 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
At the edge of the map sits Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens, 16 mi out.
Orange: Avon Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
All 11 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
4Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
5Hill 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.
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9Northland Arboretum
Non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Avon Township → · Avon 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 · Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · Hill Museum & Manuscript Library: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, CC BY 3.0 · Runestone Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens: Kirs10, Public domain · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, 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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