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The Midwest

Indiana

Because lakes have beaches too. Untouched shorelines? Check. Rolling dunes? Check. Scenic views of Lake Michigan? Check. Just an hour outside of Chicago sits the Midwest’s answer to Cape Cod: Indiana Dunes, a stretch of lakeshore with eight powdery beaches and a 17,249-acre preserve. Visitors can climb several of the dunes, hike the preserve’s trails, and swim in the lake.

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