Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Attractions near Richwood
Leave Richwood for Effigy Mounds National Monument, 30 mi away
There is no place to visit inside Richwood; there are 3 within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 museums and a national monument. Around 57K people visit Effigy Mounds National Monument each year. For a longer trip, Charles Mound lies 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
23
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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Where to find them
The farthest of them, Mid-Continent Railway Museum, is 40 mi out.
Orange: Richwood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
Nothing is inside Richwood itself; these 23 are within 60 miles.
2Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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4Dells of the Wisconsin River
Gorge of the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin, United States.
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8Mt. 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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13Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
14National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
International Crane Foundation
Other organization in Baraboo, United States.
Riverside Park
Park in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Richwood →
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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 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · International Crane Foundation: Rod from Livonia, Michigan, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Riverside Park: Wikideas1, CC0 · 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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