Rapid City, South Dakota
Chapel In The Hills
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Monument
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Midland, South Dakota
Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
New Ulm, Minnesota
Hermann Heights Monument
A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.
Jordan, Minnesota
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
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...
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dragonfly Mosaic
Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Western Sculpture Park
An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
3M Birthplace Museum
This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.
Minnesota
Grassy Point Railroad Bridge
A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
Superior, Wisconsin
A World of Accordions Museum
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Owosso, Michigan
Grave of Felix Schlag
Largely unknown designer of the Jefferson nickel, one of the most iconic coins in U.S. history.
Owosso, Michigan
Curwood Castle
The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.
Philip, South Dakota
Minuteman Missile Visitor Center
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Philip, South Dakota
Giant Prairie Dog
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Wall, South Dakota
Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site
One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.
Keystone, South Dakota
World's Largest Bigfoot
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Sundance, Wyoming
The Quaal Windsock
An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.
Sundance, Wyoming
Vore Buffalo Jump
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Big Timber, Montana
Crazy Mountain Museum
The museum isn't crazy, it's a museum of Sweet Grass County history complete with a replica Norwegian stabbur.
Helena, Montana
Cathedral of St. Helena
Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.
