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aksomitis

Linda Aksomitis is an award winning travel blogger, photographer, and book author. Her travel blog, guide2museums.com, features museum reviews for large and small museums both on and off the beaten path in the United States and Canada. Linda, and her husband, David, have visited hundreds of museums doing research for their historical fiction and nonfiction books.

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Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Geographical Center of the Entire United States

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

Added by scfw0x0f

Custer, South Dakota

Crazy Horse Memorial

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

Bismarck, North Dakota

Keelboat Park

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.

Added by ianlefk

Medora, North Dakota

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

Examine the impact of the horse on Great Plains culture through exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and the Native American way of life.

Added by ianlefk

Bottineau, North Dakota

Tommy the Turtle

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

Added by sdoneski18

Medora, North Dakota

Elkhorn Ranch

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

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Added by WhiskeyBristles

Cooperstown, North Dakota

Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

S J Martin

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Minot, North Dakota

Gol Stave Church Museum

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

Added by Schweg

Regent, North Dakota

Enchanted Highway Sculptures

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

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Added by littlebrumble

Glasgow, Montana

Fort Peck Dam

This record-setting hydraulic dam in the Montana badlands was one of FDR's most ambitious public works.

Ed Lynch

Added by Ed Lynch

Glendive, Montana

Glendive Dinosaur Museum

This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective.

Scott Mansfield

Added by Scott Mansfield

Glendive, Montana

Makoshika State Park

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

Our Lady of the Rockies

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

Added by REWALLS

Cameron, Montana

Earthquake Lake

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

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West Yellowstone, Montana

Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Worden, Montana

Pompey's Pillar

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

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Polson, Montana

Miracle of America Museum

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

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The Devil Boat

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

Oasis Bordello Museum

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

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Experimental Breeder Reactor-I

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Added by kondorqueen

Blackfoot, Idaho

Idaho Potato Museum

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Added by mreniche

The Black Cliffs

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Added by cait8lin

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Added by sideshowilly