Arco, Idaho
Experimental Breeder Reactor-I
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
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Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.