Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Starbuck
A day out from Starbuck: Kensington Runestone, 21 mi away
There is no place to visit inside Starbuck; there are 3 within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums and a landmark. A drive of 55 mi brings you to Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 21 mi north
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where each one is
Head to the north for most of the 3 on the list.
Orange: Starbuck. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The full list
These 7 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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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5Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
6Arv Hus Museum
Cultural heritage center located in Milan, Minnesota. Established in 1984, the museum's name translates from Norwegian to Heritage House.
7Ranked 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 · 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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