Boise, Idaho
Old Idaho State Penitentiary
Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
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Idaho City, Idaho
Idaho City
A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Ernest Hemingway's Grave
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Island Park, Idaho
Yellowstone's Zone of Death
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Cottonwood, Idaho
Dog Bark Park Inn
Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.
Stanley, Idaho
Custer Ghost Town
See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.
Blackfoot, Idaho
Idaho Potato Museum
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Boise, Idaho
Big Idaho Potato Hotel
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.
Wallace, Idaho
Burke Ghost Town
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Peanuts Gang Bronzes
A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.
Welcome, Minnesota
Horse and Human Drinking Fountain
This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Stearns History Museum
The history of central Minnesota under one roof.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Otto the Otter
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Bob Dylan's Childhood Home
Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
Hinckley, Minnesota
Hinckley Fire Museum
Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.
Edina, Minnesota
Southdale Center Shopping Mall
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
International Falls, Minnesota
Smokey Bear Park
Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnehaha Falls
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
'Miracle on Ice' Statue
This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.
Williams, Minnesota
The Minnesota Forest
This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Firefighters Hall and Museum
A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls State Hospital
This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.
Virginia, Minnesota
Floating Loon of Virginia
The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pillsbury A-Mill
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
