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The Home Brew Trail in Duluth, Minnesota Photograph: Brice Shirbach
The Home Brew Trail in Duluth, Minnesota Photograph: Brice Shirbach
The Wild, Wild Midwest

You don’t need to hop on a plane to California or Colorado to find adventure. Whether you want to spend your vacation surfing, climbing, or biking, here are 12 epic getaways within a few hours’ drive.

By Nina Kokotas Hahn
Illustrations by Rami Niemi
April 29, 2025, 7:52 am
 
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