Keystone, South Dakota
Black Elk Peak
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Places booyakastubbs Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Barker-Karpis Hideout House
Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.
New Ulm, Minnesota
Hermann Heights Monument
A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pillsbury A-Mill
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
Pipestone, Minnesota
Giant Pipe of Pipestone
A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hahn/Cock
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
Saint John's Abbey Church
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stone Arch Bridge
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Thorp Building Navy Guard Towers
During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Bakken Museum
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hidden Beach
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
T.H. Stemper Co.
This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.
Toronto, Ontario
Winter Garden Theatre
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Encinitas, California
Surfing Madonna
What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.
Los Angeles, California
No Vacancy
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
Bradbury Building
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Permanently Closed
Seoul, South Korea
Poopoo Land
A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.
Syracuse, New York
Tree of 40 Fruit
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
My Brother's Bar-B-Q Cow
A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
San Jose, California
Monopoly in the Park
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
Hamilton, Ontario
City of Waterfalls
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
Toronto, Ontario
The Rainbow Tunnel
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.
Prince Edward, Ontario
Lake on the Mountain
A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.
