Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Birchdale Township
Leave Birchdale Township for Kensington Runestone, 27 mi away
Nothing is mapped inside Birchdale Township, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums, a landmark and a garden. Travel 53 mi and you reach Paul Bunyan Land.
Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 27 mi west
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the west.
Orange: Birchdale Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
These 8 are all within 60 miles.
3Hill 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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7Northland 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.
Birchdale 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 · 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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