The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

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

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.

This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.