Places mimigarcia82 Wants to Go

The world's longest known cave system.

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.