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Cozy cabins in the Northwoods, boutique hotels in the Twin Cities, timeless resorts in Brainerd Lakes and small-town bed and breakfasts make up the best romantic getaways in Minnesota.

Historic hotels, stylish small-town stays, bed-and-breakfasts, and sophisticated city hotels make up the best romantic getaways in Iowa.

| Credit: John D. Morrison I recognize Robin Macys platinum hair almost instantly as she crosses the White Bridge with a bucket of garden trimmings. Dont ask about the Dixie Chicks, I remind myself as she approaches. Its not that she doesnt like the group now known as The Chicks. Its that she was one. A founding member. But thats her past. And this—tending to Bartlett Arboretum, a 111-year-old paradise of trees, trails and meditative landscapes in the tiny railroad town of Belle Plaine, Kan...