Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Parkers Prairie
Kensington Runestone, 18 mi from Parkers Prairie
Our list finds nothing inside Parkers Prairie, but 3 places within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums and a landmark. Travel 60 mi and you reach Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 18 mi south
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Around Parkers Prairie, mapped
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the south.
Orange: Parkers Prairie. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
All of it lies within 60 miles: 5 places.
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.
3Northland 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
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