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Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

The world's largest Holstein cow.

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

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

Always a new use for this old building.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

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

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.