Lead, South Dakota
Homestake Open Cut
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
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Lead, South Dakota
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Ida Grove, Iowa
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Charleston, South Carolina
Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Sevierville, Tennessee
An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.
Garretson, South Dakota
The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.
Garretson, South Dakota
These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.
Vermillion, South Dakota
One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.