North Dakota

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Image of World's Largest Buffalo located in Jamestown, North Dakota, US
Jamestown, North Dakota, US

World's Largest Buffalo

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

At 60 tons -- the equivalent of 60 full grown male buffalo -- this is truly "The World's Largest Buffalo." Built in 1959 by Jamestown College art instructor Elmer Paul Peterson, the buffalo is... »

Strange Statues | Edited by regs22 and Dylan

Image of The Geographical Center of North America located in Rugby, North Dakota, US
Rugby, North Dakota, US

The Geographical Center of North America

A monument to a town's status as the center of the continent...off by a few miles

Shortly after the U.S. Geological Survey determined in 1931 that a point near Rugby, N.D., is the center of North America, two volunteers erected a 15-foot obelisk in town. The location of the... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by Dylan

Image of White Cloud, Dakota Miracle, and Dakota Legend located in Calvary Cemetery, North Dakota, US | White Cloud, as photographed by Carroll Wentland.
Calvary Cemetery, North Dakota, US

White Cloud, Dakota Miracle, and Dakota Legend

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

Jamestown is crazy about its bison. Not only is it home to the world's largest buffalo statue, but the town also boasts three extremely rare albino bison in the herd maintained on city land by... »

Fascinating Fauna | Edited by littlebrumble and wythe

Image of The Pyramid of North Dakota located in Nekoma, North Dakota, US | Giant Pyramid near Nekoma, North Dakota USA - part of the Antiballistic Missile system constructed over eight years for approximately $6 Billion and operational for not more than three days. Upon closure, the giant tunnels beneath were flooded with water.
Nekoma, North Dakota, US

The Pyramid of North Dakota

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense

The Safeguard Program was developed in the 1960s to shoot down incoming Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. Built at a cost of 6 billion dollars in Nekoma, North Dakota, the site was a... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by Kaluz, Dylan and others