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Sod House : Info : Attractions Along the Trail

Along the Trail...

Walnut Grove ~ 30 minutes away
Wilder Museum and Ingalls Homestead
Wilder Pageant - http://www.walnutgrove.org/

Jeffers Petroglyphs ~ 15 minutes away
ancient Indian carvings on level rocks
Minnesota State Historical Site

Pipestone ~ 90 minutes away
National Monument and Hiawatha Pageant

1862 Dakota Conflict ~ 30 minutes away
Interpretive Center, Morton

Historical Note: Historians estimate that during the sod house era more than a million sod houses and dugouts were built by the homesteaders. Few remain today.Harkin Store ~ 45 minutes away
restored 1870's general store
8 miles from New Ulm

Golfing ~ 5 minutes away
Farmers Golf & Health Club ~ Sanborn
On the senic Cottonwood River

Waterslide and Swimming Pool ~ 10 minutes away
Springfield

Mall of America ~ 2 1/2 hours away
Bloomington

For more information on the area, check these websites:

Travel Southwest at  http://www.travelsw.org/
and Redwood Falls at http://www.redwoodfalls.org/


Along the trail...where to eat.

Dairy Queen ~ one mile away ~ seasonal
Sanborn Corners

Corner Corral Café ~ one mile away ~ closes at 7:00
Sanborn Corners

Wanda Steak House ~ 10 miles away ~ closed Mon. Tues. eve.
family dining, salad bar ~ serves till nine o'clock
Wanda

Girl in BonnetRuby's Café ~ 8 miles away ~ Closed on Sat. eve.
family dining ~ homemade pie
Springfield

Victorian Garden ~ 8 miles away
Bistro and Luncheons
Springfield

Numerous dining opportunities...
at New Ulm (30 miles east)
at Redwood Falls (24 miles north)
at Tracy (38 miles west)
at Windom (25 miles south)



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Sod House : Info : Attractions Along the Trail

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