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The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

A 5,000-pound fiberglass channel catfish perches on the banks of the Red River, occasionally taking a swim when spring floodwaters rise.

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.

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.

North Dakota's smallest store only has tiny items.

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

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

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

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

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

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

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

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

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