A day out from Hartford: Great Plains Zoo, 10 mi away
Nothing on our list is inside Hartford; the 6 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 5 museums and a zoo & aquarium. Corn Palace is worth a day, 55 mi from the centre.
Pipestone National Monument
Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Out of town, most of the 6 are to the southeast.
Orange: Hartford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
You will find all 11 within 60 miles.
1Pipestone National Monument
Located near Pipestone, Minnesota.
3National Music Museum
Musical instrument museum at the University of South Dakota, United States.
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5Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
Museum, theater, concert hall, and art gallery in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
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9Hinkly House Museum
Restored Victorian mansion located in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota owned and operated as a museum by the Rock County Historical Society.
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11McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum
Botanical gardens and arboretum in Brookings, South Dakota.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hartford →
Photo credits
Corn Palace: Parkerdr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · National Music Museum: Charvex, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0
