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Places near Grinnell by type
All 244 places by distance →One day from Grinnell
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:21 pm
124 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Grinnell
- Oakland Acres Damdam · 45 min
- Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardensgarden · 2 hrs
- Conard Environmental Research Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Jacob Krumm Nature Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Kent Chapelchurch · 30 min
- Back in Grinnell
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Grinnell?
Grinnell Historical Museum (museum, about 1 km), KGRN-AM (Grinnell) (attraction, about 2 km), Conard Environmental Research Area (nature spot, about 17 km), Stewart Library (heritage site, about 1 km), Merchants' National Bank (heritage site, about 1 km), Grinnell Union Depot (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Grinnell?
64 places on Spotwander: 26 forts & heritage, 7 churches, 9 museums, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 7 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest fort to Grinnell?
Stewart Library, about 1 km by road; Merchants' National Bank (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Grinnell?
Herrick Chapel, about 1 km by road; Kent Chapel (30 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Grinnell?
Start in Grinnell, visit Oakland Acres Dam, then Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, then Conard Environmental Research Area, then Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve, then Kent Chapel, and drive back — about 124 km by road in all.