Places clpartin Wants to Go

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

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

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

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