This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

Visit a church sculpted from hardened lava.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

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

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

North Dakota's smallest store only has tiny items.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A park full of giant teddy bear statues was an anonymous gift to its host city

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The friendship between Kansas City and Seville materialized in this sculpture

Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains

An old water tower converted into a functioning large Swedish coffee pot showcases Lindström, Minnesota's Swedish roots

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.