Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Long Prairie
Leave Long Prairie for Kensington Runestone, 26 mi away
Long Prairie has 8 notable places within 60 miles. Make a day of it at Paul Bunyan Land, 48 mi away.
Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
26 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 26 mi west
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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The map
Plotted on the map
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the west.
Orange: Long Prairie. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
Its 8 places all lie within 60 miles.
3Hill 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.
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7Northland Arboretum
Non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota.
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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 · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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