Places heatherrowephr Wants to Go

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

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

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.