Ritzville, Washington
Lasting Legacy Wildlife Museum
A diorama lover's dream world.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Shedd, Oregon
Thompson's Mills
The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Lovell, Wyoming
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye Monument
A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Pierre, South Dakota
The Trail of Governors
A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.
Hill City, South Dakota
Museum at Black Hills Institute
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Wall, South Dakota
Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Chapel In The Hills
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Cartwright, North Dakota
The Fairview Lift Bridge
A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Keelboat Park
This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.
Oxford, England
The Story Museum
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Sydney, Australia
'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Seattle, Washington
‘A Sound Garden’
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Greatstone, England
Greatstone Sound Mirrors
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Charleston, South Carolina
Rainbow Row
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
Drayton Hall
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Beaufort, South Carolina
Haint Blue Porch Ceilings
The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.
Ashmore, Illinois
St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
