Arco, Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
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Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Arco, Idaho
Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Steele, North Dakota
The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
Mora, Minnesota
An ode to Minnesota’s Swedish heritage, this is the largest Dala Horse in the U.S.
Vining, Minnesota
Scrap metal transformed into surreal roadside art.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Saint Thomas, Ontario
The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".
Breaks, Virginia
Zipline through the deepest canyon in the eastern United States.
Carbondale, Illinois
The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.
Chester, Illinois
A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.
Chester, Illinois
The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
Pella, Iowa
An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.
Eminence, Missouri
A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.
Marshfield, Missouri
In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Chanute, Kansas
This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.