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Places near Manly by type
All 177 places by distance →One day from Manly
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:51 pm
94 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Manly
- Land of Two Watersnature spot · 2 hrs
- Clear Lakelake · 45 min
- Blair Meadows Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Parkers Woodspark · 45 min
- Spring Creek Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Manly
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Manly?
Parkers Woods (park, about 19 km), Charles H. Macnider Art Museum (museum, about 19 km), Buddy Holly Crash Site (attraction, about 20 km), Manly Junction Railroad Museum (museum, about 1 km), Rock Island Caboose (island, about 1 km), KRIB-AM (Mason City) (church, about 21 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Manly?
67 places on Spotwander: 13 museums, 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 17 forts & heritage, 13 wildlife, forests & gardens, 3 churches.
Which is the nearest museum to Manly?
Manly Junction Railroad Museum, about 1 km by road; Manly Caboose Museum (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Manly?
Worth County Lake Park, about 12 km by road; Nora Springs Low Head Dam (27 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Manly?
Start in Manly, visit Land of Two Waters, then Clear Lake, then Blair Meadows Preserve, then Parkers Woods, then Spring Creek Preserve, and drive back — about 94 km by road in all.