In the rolling farm country of north-central Illinois, between the towns of Utica and Ottawa, […]
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The Wisconsin Sea Caves That Freeze Into Something Magical Every Winter on Lake Superior
Off the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin, scattered across the cold blue […]
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Minneapolis Has a Waterfall in the Middle of the City, and Most Visitors Walk Right Past It
In the heart of Minneapolis, a short drive from downtown and easily accessible by light […]
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Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan Is Here. So Is the Bus Rosa Parks Refused to Leave. So Is Everything Else.
On the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, housed in a striking glass pyramid […]
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The Michigan Island Where Cars Are Banned, Horses Rule the Streets, and Time Has Basically Stopped
There are few places in the United States where you can step off a ferry […]
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The Most Visited Single-Day Sporting Event on Earth Happens Every May at This Midwest Track
On a stretch of West 16th Street in Speedway, Indiana, a suburb that sits entirely […]
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The Illinois Town Frozen in the 1800s Where 85% of the Buildings Are on the Historic Register
In the far northwestern corner of Illinois, in a valley carved by the Galena River, […]
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The Town That Calls Itself the Waterpark Capital of the World, and Actually Has the Receipts
There’s a stretch of the Wisconsin River in the south-central part of the state where […]
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It Has an Indoor Roller Coaster, a Shark Tunnel, and 500 Stores — and It’s All Under One Roof
It is the largest shopping mall in the United States by total area, home to […]
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The National Park Squeezed Between Cleveland and Akron That Surprises Everyone Who Visits
Tucked between the urban landscapes of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is one […]