Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Some 852K visitors a year come to Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. Look within 40 miles for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Dallas. There are 2 city parks, 2 national park sites and a museum to choose from. A day out reaches Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, 57 mi away.

Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Out at 40 mi is Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, the farthest.
Orange: Dallas. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Here are the 11 places within 60 miles.
National Park Service area in the United States.
Protected area in Minnesota and Wisconsin, United States.
Organization in Minnesota, US.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · Carson Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Franconia Sculpture Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Stillwater Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington County Historical Society, Minnesota: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bruentrup Heritage Farm: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reads Landing Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum: Somewhere On The Road of Life at en.wikipedia, Attribution