Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
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Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Bloomingdale, Indiana
The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Saint Charles, Missouri
A collection of soda memorabilia that spans decades.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Charleston, South Carolina
Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.
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
A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.