Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Sauk Centre
Leave Sauk Centre for Kensington Runestone, 23 mi away
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 40 miles, none inside Sauk Centre. There are 2 museums and a landmark to choose from. Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens is worth a day, 41 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 23 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
The 3 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Sauk Centre. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Each of the 5 is within 60 miles.
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.
3
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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