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The world's largest Holstein cow.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

This small archipelago in northern Lake Superior was formed by a massive meteorite impact 450 million years ago.

The World's Largest Bull.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

The site of one of the most profitable silver mines in the world, reclaimed by Lake Superior.

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.