Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Attractions near Ellenboro
Leave Ellenboro for Effigy Mounds National Monument, 30 mi away
Roughly 250K visitors a year make it to National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. With nothing inside Ellenboro, the list has 11 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 7 museums, a national monument and a mountain. A longer outing takes you to Blue Mound State Park, 41 mi off.
Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
30 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Monument · 30 mi west
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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What’s around Ellenboro
Head to the south for most of the 11 on the list.
Orange: Ellenboro. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
Everything here is within 60 miles, 17 places in all.
2Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
3Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Railway museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, USA.
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7Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
8National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Ellenboro →
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Photo credits
Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0
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