Stavanger, Norway
'Broken Column'
An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely
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Stavanger, Norway
Sverd I Fjell
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Stavanger, Norway
Stavanger Cathedral
Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Keelboat Park
This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.
Steele, North Dakota
World's Largest Sandhill Crane
The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.
New Salem, North Dakota
Salem Sue
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Copper Harbor, Michigan
Keweenaw Rocket Range
The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
Apostle Island Sea Caves
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory
One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.
Pipestone, Minnesota
Giant Pipe of Pipestone
A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stone Arch Bridge
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Midland, South Dakota
Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Mobridge, South Dakota
Sitting Bull Monument
The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.
Philip, South Dakota
Minuteman Missile Visitor Center
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Three Forks, Montana
Missouri Headwaters State Park
The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.
Helena, Montana
Cathedral of St. Helena
Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
Cameron, Montana
Earthquake Lake
A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.
Virginia City, Montana
Historic Virginia City
An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hahn/Cock
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
