In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."

This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

A giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to this Wisconsin river town and heralds its annual Catfish Days festival.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

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

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.