A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An American lighthouse stands on an island cliffside in Taiwan.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

The tallest waterfall in the region is named after a capital far, far away.

Jurassic Park in South Africa.