Places NiftyChick Wants to Go

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

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

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

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.

After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

One dedicated priest constructed this beautiful stone grotto by hand from 1926-1933.

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.

After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.