Worth the trip from Marion: Great Plains Zoo, 26 mi off
Around 166K people visit Missouri National Recreational River each year. Nothing is mapped inside Marion, but 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 3 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a national park site. Allow a day for Corn Palace, 43 mi off.
Great Plains Zoo
Zoo and museum in South Dakota.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
To the east is where most of the 5 lie.
Orange: Marion. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
Its 9 places all lie within 60 miles.
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2National Music Museum
Musical instrument museum at the University of South Dakota, United States.
4Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
Museum, theater, concert hall, and art gallery in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
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8Hinkly House Museum
Restored Victorian mansion located in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota owned and operated as a museum by the Rock County Historical Society.
9Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Corn Palace: Parkerdr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
