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Attractions near Watkins

A day out from Watkins: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, 18 mi away

Watkins has 21 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Target Field is worth a day, 60 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
Valleyfair
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Theme park · 59 mi southeast

Valleyfair

Amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

Furthest out is Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens, at 21 mi.

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Orange: Watkins. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Place after place

Here are the 21 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Watkins →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Bde Maka Ska: Tyler Vigen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walker Art Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Bakken: The Bakken Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · Loring Park: No machine-readable author provided. Angela assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5 · University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: SEWilco, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hill Museum & Manuscript Library: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, CC BY 3.0 · Theodore Wirth Park: Unknown, Public domain · Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens: Kirs10, Public domain · Bohanon Park: Caleb Musselman (Calebcharles at en.wikipedia), Public domain · Gaylord City Park: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Golden Valley History Museum: MidwestMoss, CC0 · Renville County Historical Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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