Places Hosch Wants to Go

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

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