West Glacier, Montana
Ptarmigan Tunnel
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Gravesite of Lenard Mennes
Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.
Strasburg, North Dakota
Lawrence Welk's Birthplace
The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.
Medora, North Dakota
Elkhorn Ranch
The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.
New Salem, North Dakota
Salem Sue
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Rugby, North Dakota
The Geographical Center of North America
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Regent, North Dakota
Enchanted Highway Sculptures
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The Pyramid of North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Kimball, South Dakota
South Dakota Tractor Museum
An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
Thunderhead Underground Falls
A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Center of the Nation Monument
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Buffalo Ridge 1880 Cowboy Town
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Murdo, South Dakota
Okaton Ghost Town
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Midland, South Dakota
Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Montrose, South Dakota
Porter Sculpture Park
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Garretson, South Dakota
Devil's Gulch
The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Keystone, South Dakota
Black Elk Peak
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Deadwood, South Dakota
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Napa, California
Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway
The largest drain hole in the world.
Leggett, California
Chandelier Tree
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Inyo County, California
Badwater Basin
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
