Superior

Worth seeing in and around Superior

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Diocese of Superior

   The Diocese of Superior is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northwest Wisconsin in the United States. Its episcopal see is Superior, and the Cathedral of Christ the King in that city is its mother church.

   2.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Wisconsin-Superior

   The University of Wisconsin–Superior is a public liberal arts university in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. UW–Superior grants associate, bachelor's, master's and specialist's degrees.

   1.1 km · public university in Superior, Wisconsin, USA · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Aerial Lift Bridge

   The Aerial Lift Bridge, earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge, is a landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life in 1905 as the United States' first transporter bridge; only one other was ever constructed in the country, the Sky Ride in Chicago.

   6.6 km · transporter bridge in Duluth, MN · Wikipedia
4. 04
   SS Meteor

   SS Meteor is the sole surviving ship of the unconventional "whaleback" design. The design, created by Scottish captain Alexander McDougall, enabled her to carry a maximum amount of cargo with a minimum of draft.

   3.1 km · 1896 ship, whaleback freighter converted to a museum ship · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Cathedral of Christ the King

   The Cathedral of Christ the King is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior in Superior, Wisconsin. It was named in honor of Christ the King.

   700 m · church in Wisconsin, United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart School and Christian Brothers Home

   Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart School and Christian Brothers Home comprise a former Roman Catholic diocesan complex in the Central Hillside neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Sacred Heart Cathedral was built from 1894 to 1896 and served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth until 1957, after which it became a parish church.

   7.5 km · historic church in Minnesota, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Duluth Harbor North Pier Light

   The Duluth Harbor North Pier Light is a lighthouse on the north breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

   6.8 km · lighthouse in Minnesota, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Lake Superior Zoo

   The Lake Superior Zoo, formerly known as the Duluth Zoo, is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums –accredited zoo in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Covering roughly 19 acres in the Fairmount neighborhood of West Duluth, at the base of Spirit Mountain, it is the only zoo in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

   6.7 km · zoo in Duluth, Minnesota, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Duluth Masonic Center

   The Duluth Masonic Center is a historic Masonic Temple in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1905 and continues to be Duluth's primary venue for Freemasonry.

   7.5 km · masonic temple · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Minnesota Point Light

    The Minnesota Point Light was a historic lighthouse on Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, on the shores of Lake Superior. Built in 1858, it was the first lighthouse in the state, but is now a truncated ruined tower.

    6.1 km · lighthouse in Minnesota, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to Superior

Airports

Minneapolis–Saint Paul / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP), 222 km

Stations

Richard I. Bong Airport, 3.5 km · Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base, 4.6 km · Duluth Transportation Center, 7 km

• Minneapolis → Superior

  213 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · $20–27
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• Chicago → Superior

  647 km · quickest by road, 11h 12m · $60–85
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• Milwaukee → Superior

  526 km · quickest by road, 9h 13m · $50–70
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