Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
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Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Cochrane, Wisconsin
Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.
Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
Kellogg, Minnesota
This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.
Los Angeles, California
The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.
Los Angeles, California
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.