WaKeeney, Kansas
WaKeeney North Pole
The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."
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WaKeeney, Kansas
The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."
Oakley, Kansas
Home of mutant livestock.
Weskan, Kansas
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
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.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
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.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Lynn, Indiana
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
Detroit, Michigan
This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.
Detroit, Michigan
The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.
Detroit, Michigan
The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.
Highland Park, Michigan
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Skanee, Michigan
The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.