Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
Attractions near Big Lake
From Big Lake, 26 mi to Great Lakes Aquarium
All of it lies outside: 8 places within 40 miles, none inside Big Lake. Look for 6 museums and 2 zoos & aquariums. The best-known trip out is to Mille Lacs Lake, 58 mi away.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
58 mi
Mille Lacs Lake
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Lake · 58 mi southwest
Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
To the east is where most of the 8 lie.
Orange: Big Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 8 on the list
Nothing is inside Big Lake itself; these 15 are within 60 miles.
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9Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
Maritime museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
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12Carlton County History and Heritage Center
County museum located in Cloquet, Minnesota.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Big Lake →
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Photo credits
Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlton County History and Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forest History Center: Laupeck, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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