Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Elizabeth
23 mi from Elizabeth, Chahinkapa Zoo leads the list
A day out from Elizabeth leads to Kensington Runestone, 50 mi away. Nothing on our list is inside Elizabeth; the 2 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in a zoo & aquarium and a museum.
Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
50 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 50 mi southeast
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
How they lie
The map stretches to Chahinkapa Zoo, 23 mi away.
Orange: Elizabeth. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
Everything here is within 60 miles, 10 places in all.
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10Ranked 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 · Fargodome: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Plains Art Museum: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0 · Fargo Air Museum: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red River Zoo: BrielleMary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Runestone Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bonanzaville, USA: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rourke Art Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wilkin County Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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