Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Carlos
Around Carlos, start with Kensington Runestone
From Carlos, the big name within reach is Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 51 mi away. There is no place to visit inside Carlos; there are 2 within 40 miles. The mix takes in a landmark and a museum.
Attractions nearby
4
within 60 miles
The big one
7 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 7 mi southwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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Where things are
Furthest out is Kensington Runestone, at 7 mi.
Orange: Carlos. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
4 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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.
3Northland 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.
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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
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