This bird statue was created to mark the site of a radio transmitter.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

This collection of shrines features large statues of Jesus and Mary, plus views of Sioux City.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

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

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.

This replica of a Sarajevo fountain stands at the heart of the world’s largest Bosnian diaspora community.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.