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...
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Rochester, Minnesota
Corn Water Tower
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Bayard, Nebraska
Chimney Rock
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
New Salem, North Dakota
Salem Sue
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Fort Yates, North Dakota
Standing Rock Monument
This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.
Mobridge, South Dakota
Walleye Up Statue
An ode to South Dakota's state fish.
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.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City Presidents
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Co.
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity of Earth and Sky
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Montrose, South Dakota
Porter Sculpture Park
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Hotel Alex Johnson
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Midland, South Dakota
Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Pipestone, Minnesota
Giant Pipe of Pipestone
A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Phillips, Wisconsin
Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin
Little Bohemia Lodge
A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.
Ogema, Wisconsin
Timms Hill
The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Grant Wood Studio
Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.
Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa
Maharishi Vedic City
An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.
Iowa City, Iowa
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.
