At the northeastern end of Minnesota’s spectacular North Shore Drive, where Highway 61 curves inland […]
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The World’s Largest Military Aviation Museum Is in Ohio, and Admission Is Always Free
On the grounds of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, a museum of extraordinary […]
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The Upper Peninsula Waterfall That Pours 50,000 Gallons Per Second and Glows Like Dark Amber
Deep in the forests of Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula, the Tahquamenon River gathers the amber-stained […]
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This Indiana Gorge Trail Involves Ladders, Boulders, and a Creek Cold Enough to Keep You Honest
In west-central Indiana, where Sugar Creek cuts through outcrops of Pennsylvanian-age sandstone on its way […]
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There Are Bald Cypress Swamps in Illinois, and Almost Nobody Outside the State Knows About Them
At the southern tip of Illinois, where the state narrows to a point between the […]
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Workers Accidentally Blasted Into This Wisconsin Cave in 1939 and Found Something Extraordinary
Beneath the rolling hills of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, about 25 miles west of Madison, a […]
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You Can Wade Across the Mississippi River Here, and It’s Only About 10 Feet Wide
In the lake-studded forests of northwestern Minnesota, a modest stream trickles out of a shallow, […]
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This Ohio Park Has 17 Roller Coasters and the Highest-Capacity Sports Venue on Earth
On a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie near the city of Sandusky in northern […]
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The Rosa Parks Bus Is Here. So Is Lincoln’s Chair. So Is the Plane Lindbergh Flew Across the Atlantic.
In Dearborn, Michigan, on the grounds of the enormous complex that Henry Ford created as […]
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This Indiana Living History Museum Lets You Step Into the 1830s and Have a Real Conversation With It
In the northern suburbs of Indianapolis, along the banks of the White River near the […]