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

All of it lies outside: 3 places within 40 miles, none inside Lima. The mix takes in 2 city parks and an attraction. For a full day, there is Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, 44 mi away.

Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Head to the northeast for most of the 3 on the list.
Orange: Lima. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
These 11 are all 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 · Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Minnesota Marine Art Museum: EverettMath, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rochester Art Center: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Stillwater Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington County Historical Society, Minnesota: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Winona County History Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reads Landing Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0