North Dakota
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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, and had it confirmed by the federal Govt in 2016.
Geographical Center of North America
Rugby, North Dakota
A rock obelisk in a Mexican restaurant parking lot marks an important spot on your map.
Tommy the Turtle
Bottineau, North Dakota
A giant statue of the Snowmobiling Reptile Hero of Bottineau. Travelers can stand behind his windscreen.
Hilltop Viking Statue
Fort Ransom, North Dakota
A towering son of Odin looks out over North Dakota, probably wondering what he's doing there.
Disputed Grave of Sitting Bull
Fort Yates, North Dakota
Two towns on either side of the Dakota border claim to have the great Indian chief's bones. This is where North Dakota's Sitting Bull is buried.
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- Bismarck: North Dakota Hall of Fame
- Bismarck: Four-Headed Thunderbird Statue [tips]
- Bismarck: Dazed Children of the Future
- Bottineau: Tommy the Turtle
- Bottineau: Mystical Horizons: 21st Century Stonehenge
- Carrington: Muffler Man - Indian [tips]
- Center: Scientific Center of North America
- Cooperstown: Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Missile Silo Historic Site [tips]
- Dunseith: W'eel Turtle Made From Wheel Rims
- Dunseith: International Peace Garden
- Fargo: Sultan of Swat - Roger Maris
- Fargo: Fargo Walk Of Fame
- Fargo: Woodchipper from the Movie Fargo [tips]
- Fargo: Marge Gunderson Chainsaw Statue [tips]
- Fort Ransom: Hilltop Viking Statue
- Fort Yates: Disputed Grave of Sitting Bull
- Garrison: Zombie Golf Giant
- Garrison: Wally Walleye
- Hope: Two-Headed Calf, Execution Ax [tips]
- Jamestown: World's Largest Buffalo
- Minot: Scandinavian Heritage Park, Dala Horse [tips]
- New Salem: Salem Sue, World's Largest Holstein Cow
- New Town: Earl Bunyon [tips]
- Parshall: Paul Broste Rock Museum
- Regent: Enchanted Highway
- Regent: The Enchanted Castle [tips]
- Robinson: New Geographic Center of North America
- Rugby: Geographical Center of North America
- Rugby: World's Tallest Salesman Exhibit
- Rutland: Griddle that Cooked the World's Largest Hamburger [tips]
- Strasburg: Lawrence Welk Birthplace
- Verendyre: David Thompson Monument
- Wahpeton: World's Largest Catfish [tips]
- Watford City: Teddy Roosevelt's Giant Head