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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Calvary Cathedral's Stained-Glass Windows

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

Shakespeare Garden & Anne Hathaway Cottage

After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

'Arc of Dreams'

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

Falls Park

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

Buffalo Ridge 1880 Cowboy Town

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
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Montrose, South Dakota

Porter Sculpture Park

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
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Owatonna, Minnesota

Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children Museum

Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage.
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Wanipigow, Manitoba

Bannock Point Petroforms

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.
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Rosser, Manitoba

Cement Cemetery

Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.
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Red Wing, Minnesota

World's Largest Boot

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Valour Road

Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.
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Rugby, North Dakota

The Geographical Center of North America

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

Proscenium Theatre

This little theatre at the end of the Urban Gallery in the Manitoba Museum plays silent films from stars who performed in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg the Bear Statue

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Back Alley Arctic

A residential service road transformed into a menagerie of larger-than-life paintings of iconic Arctic wildlife.
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Garretson, South Dakota

Palisades State Park

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

Shrine to Anglers

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
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Strasburg, North Dakota

Lawrence Welk's Birthplace

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.
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Good Thunder, Minnesota

Arnie Lillo

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

Argonne Ghost Town

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.
Kevin OKeeffe Added by Kevin OKeeffe
Windom, Minnesota

Mimi and Papa's Place

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.
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Lorette, Manitoba

Longitudinal Centre of Canada

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.
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Shell Lake, Wisconsin

Museum of Woodcarving

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.
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Pipestone, Minnesota

Giant Pipe of Pipestone

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