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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Sibley, Iowa
Hawkeye Point
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Des Moines, Iowa
West End Architectural Salvage
Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.
Decorah, Iowa
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.
Walcott, Iowa
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Dyersville, Iowa
Field of Dreams Movie Site
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Dyersville, Iowa
National Farm Toy Museum
The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Municipal Island
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
