Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Attractions near Mount Ida
From Mount Ida, 23 mi to Effigy Mounds National Monument
Mount Ida has 19 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Some 250K visitors a year come to National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. Drive 42 mi to reach Charles Mound.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Monument · 23 mi west
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
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The map
Mapped
Out of town, most of the 6 are to the south.
Orange: Mount Ida. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Place by place
Look within 60 miles for all 19.
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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9Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
10National 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 Mount Ida →
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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 · 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 · Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Jonathunder, 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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