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Attractions near Sterling

Worth the trip from Sterling: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 27 mi off

Nothing is mapped inside Sterling, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a national monument and a city park. About 57K people a year visit Effigy Mounds National Monument. Mid-Continent Railway Museum, 59 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Effigy Mounds National Monument
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Monument · 27 mi south

Effigy Mounds National Monument

National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Out of town, most of the 4 are to the south.

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Orange: Sterling. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every one of them

Here are the 10 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Sterling →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Preston Overlook: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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