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All 188 places by distance →One day from Mason City
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:51 pm
64 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Mason City
- Clear Lakelake · 45 min
- Kinney Pioneer Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Blair Meadows Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Lime Creek Nature Centermuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Averydale Accessnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Mason City
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Mason City?
Charles H. Macnider Art Museum (museum, about 1 km), Parkers Woods (park, about 1 km), KRIB-AM (Mason City) (church, about 3 km), Civil War Monument (monument, about 1 km), Veteran's Memorial (monument, about 1 km), Buddy Holly Crash Site (attraction, about 21 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Mason City?
69 places on Spotwander: 16 museums, 6 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 wildlife, forests & gardens, 16 forts & heritage, 3 churches.
Which is the nearest museum to Mason City?
Charles H. Macnider Art Museum, about 1 km by road; Lime Creek Nature Center (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Mason City?
Nora Springs Low Head Dam, about 19 km by road; Zerbel Slough (21 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Mason City?
Start in Mason City, visit Clear Lake, then Kinney Pioneer Museum, then Blair Meadows Preserve, then Lime Creek Nature Center, then Averydale Access, and drive back — about 64 km by road in all.