Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
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Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Lead, South Dakota
Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Enterprise, Alabama
Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Panama City Beach, Florida
A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.
Tallahassee, Florida
This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Quincy, Florida
How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.