Places hopemch Wants to Go

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

The Largest Little Museum in the Northwest.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

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

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

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

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.