One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.

This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

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

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

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

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.

This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

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

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

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

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