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

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

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

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

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

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.

Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.