Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Swede Grove Township
The nearest draw to Swede Grove Township: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 31 mi away
A day out from Swede Grove Township leads to Kensington Runestone, 59 mi away. Look within 40 miles for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Swede Grove Township. On the list: a museum and a garden, among others.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
Kensington Runestone
National park units
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parks & monuments
Landmark · 59 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens, 36 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Swede Grove Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
Everything here is within 60 miles, 13 places in all.
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3Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
4University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
1,137-acre (4.60 km2) horticultural garden and arboretum.
5Hill 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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9Swensson Farm Museum
Historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
Alexander Ramsey Park
Park in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, United States of America.
11Arv Hus Museum
Cultural heritage center located in Milan, Minnesota. Established in 1984, the museum's name translates from Norwegian to Heritage House.
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13Renville County Historical Museum
County museum located in Morton, Minnesota, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Renville County..
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Swede Grove Township → · Swede Grove Township’s history →
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Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 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 · Swensson Farm Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arv Hus Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gaylord City Park: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Renville County Historical Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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