Hillsboro, Ohio
World's Largest Horseshoe Crab
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hillsboro, Ohio
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Santa Barbara, California
A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Wall, South Dakota
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Conata, South Dakota
A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.
Elgin, Nebraska
More than 150 working bells from churches and one-room-schoolhouses across the Great Plains are assembled in one man's yard.
Royal, Nebraska
When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Boys Town, Nebraska
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.