Places jonahying Wants to Go

See how Laura Ingalls lived on the Minnesota prairie.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

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

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.