The Other Great Places

The Indiana dunes are a favorite launch site for hang gliders

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Illinois
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Lakes and wilderness in the forests of southern Illinois.

Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Stunning biodiversity in a compact park on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Michigan
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Towering cliffs and old growth forest on the shores of Lake Superior.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
The world's highest "perched dunes": watch the hang gliders.

Porcupine Wilderness State Park
First-rate hiking and skiing near Lake Superior.

Nebraska
Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
A biological crossroads with mighty fine canoeing.

Oklahoma
Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
A Great Plains original: bison and world-renowned climbing.

South Dakota
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
There's more to South Dakota's Black Hills than granite heads.

Wisconsin
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
A chain of untamed islands in Lake Superior.