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
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Palm Springs, California
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
Palm Springs, California
An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Yucca Mesa, California
An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Lucerne Valley, California
This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
Boron, California
Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
Santa Monica, California
A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”