One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

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

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

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

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.