This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.