The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

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

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

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

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

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

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

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.