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Places near Hiawatha by type
All 255 places by distance →One day from Hiawatha
5 stops, one loop, back by 12:59 pm
69 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Hiawatha
- Frightmare Foresttemple · 45 min
- Hanging Bog State Preservepark · 45 min
- Mother Mosque of Americamosque · 30 min
- Palisades-Kepler State Parkpark · 45 min
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Churchchurch · 30 min
- Back in Hiawatha
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Hiawatha?
Mother Mosque of America (mosque, about 7 km), Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (museum, about 8 km), Hanging Bog State Preserve (park, about 9 km), African American Museum Of Iowa (museum, about 10 km), National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (museum, about 10 km), Hope United Church of Christ (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Hiawatha?
155 places on Spotwander: 54 churches, 32 museums, 19 forts & heritage, 15 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 14 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest church to Hiawatha?
Hope United Church of Christ, about 1 km by road; Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Hiawatha?
Ushers Ferry Historical Village, about 6 km by road; Seminole Valley Farm Museum (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Hiawatha?
Start in Hiawatha, visit Frightmare Forest, then Hanging Bog State Preserve, then Mother Mosque of America, then Palisades-Kepler State Park, then Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, and drive back — about 69 km by road in all.





















