Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Minnewaska Township
Worth the trip from Minnewaska Township: Kensington Runestone, 18 mi off
A day out from Minnewaska Township leads to Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 52 mi away. No place to visit is mapped inside Minnewaska Township; 2 are within 40 miles. Look for a landmark and a museum.
Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 18 mi north
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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Where things are
Kensington Runestone, 18 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Minnewaska Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
Look within 60 miles for all 6 places listed.
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.
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4Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
5Arv Hus Museum
Cultural heritage center located in Milan, Minnesota. Established in 1984, the museum's name translates from Norwegian to Heritage House.
6Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Minnewaska 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 · 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
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