Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
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Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Thompson, Utah
A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Louisville, Kentucky
This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
St. Louis, Missouri
A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.