Corona, South Dakota
Big Stone Lake
The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.
Places I've been
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Corona, South Dakota
The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Ashland, Nebraska
Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.
Chadron, Nebraska
America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Gering, Nebraska
From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.
Medora, North Dakota
Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Underwood, Minnesota
Nestled on the banks of the scenic Otter Tail River, this mill stands in memorial of Minnesota's flour-filled past.
Vining, Minnesota
Scrap metal transformed into surreal roadside art.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.
Sanborn, Minnesota
See how Laura Ingalls lived on the Minnesota prairie.
New Ulm, Minnesota
A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.