From Breckenridge to Vail, this Minnesotan snowboarder was bolder on Colorado’s pillowy fluff than she’d ever been on hard-packed Midwest snow.

Every year, millions of people seek an escape from the real world at Disney theme parks. Some love the destinations so much they want to stick around forever.

The 46,000-square-foot cheese (and sausage, souvenir, sandwich and liquor) store in Kenosha is hard to categorize. It leaves travelers fed and watered and walking away with bags of treats they didn’t know they wanted, much like the beaver’s convenience stores that have attracted regional fanaticism. But it’s more than a roadside curiosity or corporate franchise. It’s a store that has become a symbol for all things Wisconsin.

You don’t have to splurge to feast on fine cuisine in the Crescent City.

Escape the elements at Great Wolf Lodge in Naples — the brand’s first location in Florida and its southernmost offering — with its 92,000-square-foot indoor water park, 62,000-square-foot indoor adventure park and 500-room resort.

This scenic West Virginia town, which offers plenty of outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, white water rafting and horseback riding, gained national fame during the Civil War and is now a national historic park.

Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial expertise. Months of work lie ahead.

Although no longer the world’s biggest, the Cool Patch Pumpkins corn maze in Dixon, Calif., has caused traffic backups on Interstate 80 and prompted a frenzy of 911 calls to the Solano County Sheriff’s Department from people who find themselves lost in the labyrinth. The maze has a different theme each year. This year: The words “A House Divided Shall Not Stand” are carved into the corn, along with “God Bless America.”

The 5-acre, 40-plus-year-old Japanese garden is one of Fresno’s most notable attractions and was built partly in dedication to Kochi, its sister city in Japan. It recognizes “the significant role of early Japanese immigrants and citizens in the founding and development of our community,” as written in a brief history on the garden’s website.

Though Python Huntress Amy Siewe says ‘No experience is necessary to come on a hunt,’ snake hunting is not for the faint of heart or anyone who thinks a Florida vacation should involve lounge chairs and piña coladas.