Places richterraeanne Wants to Go

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.