Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Paynesville
Worth the trip from Paynesville: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 21 mi off
From Paynesville, the big name within reach is Kensington Runestone, 48 mi away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 40 miles, none inside Paynesville. They include a museum and a garden.
Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
48 mi
Kensington Runestone
National park units
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parks & monuments
Landmark · 48 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens, 30 mi out.
Orange: Paynesville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
Look within 60 miles for all 8.
2Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
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.
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Military aviation museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
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7Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
8Renville County Historical Museum
County museum located in Morton, Minnesota, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Renville County..
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Paynesville → · Paynesville’s history →
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Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, 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 · Renville County Historical Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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