Philip, South Dakota
Minuteman Missile Visitor Center
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
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Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Chugwater, Wyoming
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Perpetually Under construction Park.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Jordan, Minnesota
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
Good Thunder, Minnesota
This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.