Places mimigarcia82 Wants to Go

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

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

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

The site of Minnesota’s worst mining disaster, now reclaimed by nature.

This wooden troll marks the starting point for Detroit Lakes' troll scavenger hunt.

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

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

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

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

The Real LegoLand.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

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

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.