Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Benson Township
Nothing in Benson Township itself: Kensington Runestone is 37 mi away
Nothing is mapped inside Benson Township, but 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 4 museums and a landmark to choose from. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is worth a day, 58 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
37 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 37 mi north
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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On the map
The list reaches out to Dawson Bank Museum, 39 mi away.
Orange: Benson Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
All 7 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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.
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Military aviation museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
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5Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
6Arv Hus Museum
Cultural heritage center located in Milan, Minnesota. Established in 1984, the museum's name translates from Norwegian to Heritage House.
7Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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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 · Swensson Farm Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arv Hus Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dawson Bank Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
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