Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

Only place outside China and India where two overhead DC power lines cross.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

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

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

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

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

The world's largest Holstein cow.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

How did the 110-foot limestone statue cross the road?

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.