10 Hidden Gems in the American Midwest

Door County, Wisconsin

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Saugatuck, Michigan

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Hocking Hills, Ohio

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Galena, Illinois

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Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

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Nebraska Sandhills

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Brown County, Indiana

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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

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