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

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

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

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Ever wanted to can Spam?

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.