Springfield, Illinois
Cozy Dog Drive In
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
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Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.
Lincoln, Illinois
This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Moorhead, Minnesota
This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Bottineau, North Dakota
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Dunseith, North Dakota
A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.
Boissevain, Manitoba
This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Gimli, Manitoba
Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.
Boissevain, Manitoba
This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.
Platteville, Wisconsin
Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.
Lorette, Manitoba
This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.
Angle Inlet, Minnesota
America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
Northome, Minnesota
A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.
Waskish, Minnesota
Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Kelliher, Minnesota
A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.
Marion, Ohio
Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.