Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Attractions near Liberty
The nearest draw to Liberty: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 28 mi away
Some 250K visitors a year come to National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. None of our places to visit is inside Liberty; 11 are within 40 miles. There are 6 museums, a national monument and a mountain to choose from. A longer outing takes you to Ice Age Trail, 58 mi off.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
28 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National park units
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parks & monuments
National Monument · 28 mi west
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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Where to go
Head to the south for most of the 11 on the list.
Orange: Liberty. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
These 19 are all within 60 miles.
2Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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5Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Railway museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, USA.
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10Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
11National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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Photo credits
Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · 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 · 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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