This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

A tribute to the riders who bridged East and West.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

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 replica of a fort built from a frontier town's mass hysteria in the face of false reports of impending Native American violence.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.