Sioux City, Iowa
Palmer's Olde Tyme Candy Shoppe
This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.
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Sioux City, Iowa
This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Creston, South Dakota
A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Onalaska, Wisconsin
This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.
Chicago, Illinois
This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.