Pipestone National Monument
Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

All of it lies outside: 6 places within 40 miles, none inside Rushmore. On the list: 4 museums, a national monument and a theme park, among others. About 77K people a year visit Pipestone National Monument. Allow a day for Great Plains Zoo, 49 mi off.

Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Maywood Beach marks the outer edge, 38 mi away.
Orange: Rushmore. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list runs to 9 places, all within 60 miles.
Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
Museum, theater, concert hall, and art gallery in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
Restored Victorian mansion located in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota owned and operated as a museum by the Rock County Historical Society.
Historic house museum on the National Register of Historic Places located in Slayton, Minnesota.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Rushmore →
Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dinehart-Holt House: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fulda Depot Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 4.0