The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

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

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.