The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

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

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.

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

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

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

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

This wooden troll marks the starting point for Detroit Lakes' troll scavenger hunt.

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This no-frills bar in rural Wisconsin has become a haven for thirsty travelers.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.