Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

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

This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.