Places NG3894 Wants to Go

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective. 

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

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

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

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

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.