Elk Horn, Iowa
The Danish Windmill
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
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Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.
Topeka, Kansas
See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.
Houston, Texas
Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
Houston, Texas
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Morrison, Colorado
A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.
Morrison, Colorado
See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Malta, Montana
This small museum is home to some of the oldest and best-preserved dinosaur specimens found in Montana.
Butte, Montana
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
Butte, Montana
One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.
Anaconda, Montana
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Helena, Montana
Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
Choteau, Montana
Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”