Nothing in Esko itself: Great Lakes Aquarium is 14 mi away
Some 852K visitors a year come to Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. With nothing inside Esko, the list has 10 places within 40 miles. There are 7 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a national park site to choose from. Make a day of it at Split Rock Lighthouse, 58 mi away.
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Finding your way
Most of the 10 out of town lie to the east.
Orange: Esko. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
All 15 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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10Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
Maritime museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
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13Carlton County History and Heritage Center
County museum located in Cloquet, Minnesota.
14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Esko → · Esko’s history →
Photo credits
Split Rock Lighthouse: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 · Gooseberry Falls State Park: Chuck Kochmann, Copyrighted free use · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlton County History and Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
