Vermillion, South Dakota
National Music Museum
One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.
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Vermillion, South Dakota
One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Kimball, South Dakota
An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
Council Bluffs, Iowa
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Traverse City, Michigan
Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.