Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Places I've been
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Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Rochester, Minnesota
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Hermiston, Oregon
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
San Diego, California
Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
Jerome, Arizona
A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Santiago, Mexico
This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.
Mexico City, Mexico
These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.
Palenque, Mexico
After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.
Antigua, Guatemala
This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.
Guatemala
Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.
Honduras
This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.
San Francisco, California
Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.