Places zdragon007 Wants to Go

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.