Places atecca Wants to Go

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.