Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near St. Joseph
Out from St. Joseph: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library and more
From St. Joseph, the big name within reach is Kensington Runestone, 57 mi away. The town has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 40 miles. They include a museum and a garden.
Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Kensington Runestone
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 57 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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Finding your way
Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens marks the outer edge, 8 mi away.
Orange: St. Joseph. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place, in and near St. Joseph
You will find all 14 within 60 miles.
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3Mille Lacs Lake
Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States of America.
5Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
6University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
1,137-acre (4.60 km2) horticultural garden and arboretum.
7Hill 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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11Springbrook Nature Center
Park and nature reserve located in Fridley, Minnesota.
Northland 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 St. Joseph → · St. Joseph’s history →
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Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: SEWilco, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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