Places micheleshreeve Wants to Go

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

An authentic Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped to Wisconsin.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

Once part of an extensive network of fire towers, this is one of the few remaining in this Wisconsin forest.

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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

Nestled on the banks of the scenic Otter Tail River, this mill stands in memorial of Minnesota's flour-filled past.

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

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.

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

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

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

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.