The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

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

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

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

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

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.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.