Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Sedan
Worth the trip from Sedan: Kensington Runestone, 23 mi off
A day out from Sedan leads to Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 41 mi away. Look within 40 miles for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Sedan. Among them are a landmark and a museum.
Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 23 mi north
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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At the edge of the map sits Kensington Runestone, 23 mi out.
Orange: Sedan. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place, in and near Sedan
Each of the 8 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.
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Military aviation museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
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6Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
7Arv Hus Museum
Cultural heritage center located in Milan, Minnesota. Established in 1984, the museum's name translates from Norwegian to Heritage House.
8Ranked 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 · Swensson Farm Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arv Hus Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dawson Bank Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
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