A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

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

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

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."

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

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

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

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