Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Royalton
Leave Royalton for Paul Bunyan Land, 38 mi away
No place to visit is mapped inside Royalton; 5 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums, 2 gardens and a theme park. Allow a day for Kensington Runestone, 52 mi off.
Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
52 mi
Kensington Runestone
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 52 mi west
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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The map
Mapped around Royalton
Paul Bunyan Land marks the outer edge, 38 mi away.
Orange: Royalton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
10 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
4Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
5Hill 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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9Northland 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.
Parks and trails in Royalton → · Royalton’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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