Places rvrs2run Wants to Go

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A notable example of Prairie School architecture that disregarded Victorian concepts about room divisions and featured a long, narrow floor plan.

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

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.

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

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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

Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.

A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.

This ancient limestone cave system contains many impressive geological features.

An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.

A limestone cave filled with impressive formations in Mole Creek Karst National Park.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

A public art project at Bde Maka Ska that educates visitors on Dakota history.

This visitor centre provides one of the best views of the upper St Anthony Falls that you can get.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.