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Along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Park blends towering sand dunes, forest trails and quiet beaches into a national park experience that feels far removed from the everyday Midwest.

In the mountains and canyons of southwestern New Mexico, Silver City offers a gateway to the nation’s first designated wilderness where river trails, cliff dwellings, dark skies and local haunts still define life at the edge of the map.

There’s a moment on a quiet river when your phone goes from a lifeline to dead weight. No bars. No buzzing. Just the dip of a paddle, the hum of insects and the occasional side-eye from a great blue heron who clearly thinks you’re in its lane.