North Dakota

New Reports

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  Mystical Horizons: Century 21 Stonehenge

  Bottineau, North Dakota

  Almost-in-Canada solar calendar envisioned by Jack Olson, who died four years before it was completed in October 2005.

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  Scandinavian Heritage Park

  Minot, North Dakota

  Along with a 30-foot-high blocky horse: unusual Scandinavian buildings and a statue of Vikings and the Father of Modern Skiing.

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  Woodchipper from the Movie Fargo

  Fargo, North Dakota

  Star of the Coen Brothers' hit movie. the woodchipper displayed at the city's Visitors Center includes a mannequin leg sticking out of its hopper.

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  Prairie Village Museum: World's Tallest Salesman

  Rugby, North Dakota

  Multiple exhibition halls and old buildings on 20 acres features local giant Cliff Thompson, Queen Victoria's dress, and one-time world's largest belt buckle.

Sights for Oddball Excursions

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  Salem Sue, World's Largest Holstein Cow

  New Salem, North Dakota

  Salem Sue, who's already big, towers above New Salem on a rare North Dakota hill.

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  Enchanted Highway

  Regent, North Dakota

  Gary Greff's towering, fanciful metal sculptures appear every few miles along a lonely road to his way off-the-beaten path town.

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  W'eel Turtle Made From Wheel Rims

  Dunseith, North Dakota

  This titan was welded together from over 2,000 steel wheel rims; its head alone weighs over a ton.

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  World's Largest Buffalo

  Jamestown, North Dakota

  This mighty bull bison -- built in 1959 out of sixty tons of steel and concrete -- keeps its unblinking eye on the Jamestown grain elevator.

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  New Geographic Center of North America

  Robinson, North Dakota

  Tiny town (pop. 37) decided that the old Center was bogus, claimed the title in 2015.

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  Geographical Center of North America

  Rugby, North Dakota

  A rock obelisk in a Mexican restaurant parking lot marks an important spot on your map.

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  Tommy the Turtle

  Bottineau, North Dakota

  A giant statue of the Snowmobiling Reptile Hero of Bottineau. Travelers can stand behind his windscreen.

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  Roger Maris Museum

  Fargo, North Dakota

  A fleeting sports star who didn't get much respect in life. His hometown remembers him in a mall, with uniforms, bats, balls, and his "Sultan of Swat" award crowns.

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  Fargo Walk of Fame

  Fargo, North Dakota

  See? Famous people visit Fargo. Gaze upon the footprints of Ted Nugent and Tiny Tim!

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  Hilltop Viking Statue

  Fort Ransom, North Dakota

  A towering son of Odin looks out over North Dakota, probably wondering what he's doing there.