Nekoma, North Dakota
The Pyramid of North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
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Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Crosby, Minnesota
The site of Minnesota’s worst mining disaster, now reclaimed by nature.
Madison, Minnesota
This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
This wooden troll marks the starting point for Detroit Lakes' troll scavenger hunt.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Thermopolis, Wyoming
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Thermopolis, Wyoming
This archaeological dig site and museum is home to one of the largest dinosaur fossil collections in the world.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Grace, Idaho
A lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The only Native American comic shop in the world.