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Runestone Museum

About Runestone Museum

The Runestone Museum is a historical museum located in Alexandria, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1958, the museum is renowned for housing the Kensington Runestone, a controversial artifact considered by some to be evidence of pre-Columbian Viking exploration of North America.

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  1. Runestone Museum, Minnesota01MinnesotaMyotus · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Inside Runestone Museum02Inside Runestone MuseumMauricio Valle · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Kensington Runestone03Kensington RunestoneMauricio Valle · CC BY-SA 4.0
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