Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

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

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.

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

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.