Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Nelson
Out from Nelson: Kensington Runestone and more
The best-known day out from Nelson is Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 47 mi away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 40 miles, none inside Nelson. They include a landmark and a museum.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
6 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 6 mi west
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where things are
The map stretches to Kensington Runestone, 6 mi away.
Orange: Nelson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for Nelson
Everything here is within 60 miles, 5 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.
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4Northland Arboretum
Non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Ranked 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 · 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
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