Places BlueGranite1 Wants to Go

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

The U.S.' first commercial park dedicated entirely to flying drones.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.