Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Attractions near Franklin
29 mi from Franklin, Effigy Mounds National Monument leads the list
With nothing inside Franklin, the list has 3 places within 40 miles. Look for a national monument, a museum and a city park. Effigy Mounds National Monument sees about 57K visitors a year. Allow a day for Ice Age Trail, 59 mi off.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
29 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National park units
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parks & monuments
National Monument · 29 mi southwest
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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The map
The map view
The map puts most of the 3 to the southwest.
Orange: Franklin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
Here are the 16 places within 60 miles.
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3Dells of the Wisconsin River
Gorge of the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin, United States.
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6Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Amusement park in Wisconsin, United States.
Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Railway museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, USA.
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9Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
10International Crane Foundation
Other organization in Baraboo, United States.
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14Riverside Park
Park in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Franklin →
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Photo credits
Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Crane Foundation: Rod from Livonia, Michigan, CC BY 2.0 · Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnesota Marine Art Museum: EverettMath, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bily Clock Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Riverside Park: Wikideas1, CC0 · Winona County History Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0
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