Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Crow River Township
Worth the trip from Crow River Township: Kensington Runestone, 37 mi off
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 40 miles, none inside Crow River Township. There are 2 museums, a landmark and a garden to choose from. Further afield, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is 57 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
37 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 37 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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The map
Mapped around Crow River Township
The map puts most of the 4 to the northwest.
Orange: Crow River Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 4 on the list
Here are the 7 places 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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6Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
7Arv Hus Museum
Cultural heritage center located in Milan, Minnesota. Established in 1984, the museum's name translates from Norwegian to Heritage House.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Crow River 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 · Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens: Kirs10, Public domain · Swensson Farm Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arv Hus Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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