Strasburg, North Dakota
Lawrence Welk's Birthplace
The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Deadwood, South Dakota
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Cosmos Mystery Area
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Permanently Closed
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thunderhead Underground Falls
A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Chapel In The Hills
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City Presidents
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Co.
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Pageant
Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Buffalo Ridge 1880 Cowboy Town
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Pipestone, Minnesota
Giant Pipe of Pipestone
A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
Garretson, South Dakota
Devil's Gulch
The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Michelangelos
One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.
Vermillion, South Dakota
Spirit Mound Historic Prairie
Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."
Vermillion, South Dakota
National Music Museum
One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Unto These Hills Cherokee Theatre
Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Sliding Rock
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Blue Ghost Fireflies
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Asheville, North Carolina
Helen's Bridge
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
