Places Ethan Z Wants to Go

This collection of shrines features large statues of Jesus and Mary, plus views of Sioux City.

A small-town Nebraska museum is home to thousands of handmade clown dolls.

A fur trade museum in western Nebraska stands on the reconstructed footprint of a 19th-century trading post.

A humble reconstruction of the rather lively former capitol building.

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

A tribute to the riders who bridged East and West.

You can stand in three U.S. states at once.

Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.

The final resting place of the West’s original scribe.

Visit the century-old plant nursery that grows trees from space.

At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.

This subterranean treasure trove is said to contain a motorcycle, a Chevy, and a teal leisure suit.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.