Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Blue Mounds Township
Nothing in Blue Mounds Township itself: Kensington Runestone is 26 mi away
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 40 miles, none inside Blue Mounds Township. They include 2 museums and a landmark. Drive 56 mi to reach Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
26 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 26 mi north
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
The 3 outside town cluster to the north.
Orange: Blue Mounds Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every entry
Look within 60 miles for all 7.
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.
Blue Mounds Township’s history →
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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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