Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near West Union
Leave West Union for Kensington Runestone, 15 mi away
No place to visit is mapped inside West Union; 3 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums and a landmark. Allow a day for Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens, 49 mi off.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
15 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 15 mi northwest
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
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The map
Mapped
The map puts most of the 3 to the northwest.
Orange: West Union. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
All 5 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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.
3
4Northland 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.
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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 · Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens: Kirs10, Public domain
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