Places Edited by Kevin OKeeffe

A humble reconstruction of the rather lively former capitol building.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

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

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

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

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

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

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.