Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Gilchrist Township
Worth the trip from Gilchrist Township: Kensington Runestone, 31 mi off
None of our places to visit is inside Gilchrist Township; 3 are within 40 miles. They include 2 museums and a landmark. Set 47 mi out, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 31 mi north
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where they are
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the north.
Orange: Gilchrist Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
Everything here is within 60 miles, 8 places in all.
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.
8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Gilchrist 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 · Dawson Bank Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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