Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
Attractions near Western Township
Leave Western Township for Chahinkapa Zoo, 21 mi away
For a trip from Western Township, Kensington Runestone is 44 mi away. No place to visit is mapped inside Western Township; 2 are within 40 miles. Among them are a zoo & aquarium and a museum.
Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
Kensington Runestone
Landmark · 44 mi southeast
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The layout
At the edge of the map sits Chahinkapa Zoo, 21 mi out.
Orange: Western Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
Everything here is within 60 miles, 10 places in all.
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10Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Western Township → · Western Township’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Kensington Runestone: Book author: George T. Flom, Public domain · Fargodome: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Plains Art Museum: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0 · Fargo Air Museum: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red River Zoo: BrielleMary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Runestone Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rourke Art Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wilkin County 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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