Places Opinicus Wants to Go

Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

This six-building complex is the home of the world's largest steer.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.

The abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium is said to be one of the most haunted places in Canada.

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

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

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

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

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.