Worth the trip from Thomson Township: Great Lakes Aquarium, 13 mi off
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway sees about 852K visitors a year. Our list finds nothing inside Thomson Township, but 10 places within 40 miles. Among them are 7 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a national park site. Drive 58 mi to reach Split Rock Lighthouse.
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
Out of town, most of the 10 are to the east.
Orange: Thomson Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
15 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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10Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
Maritime museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
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13Carlton County History and Heritage Center
County museum located in Cloquet, Minnesota.
14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Thomson Township → · Thomson Township’s history →
Photo credits
Split Rock Lighthouse: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 · Gooseberry Falls State Park: Chuck Kochmann, Copyrighted free use · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlton County History and Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
