North Dakota
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Fargo Walk of Fame
Fargo, North Dakota
See? Famous people visit Fargo. Gaze upon the footprints of Ted Nugent and Tiny Tim!
Hilltop Viking Statue
Fort Ransom, North Dakota
A towering son of Odin looks out over North Dakota, probably wondering what he's doing there.
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Offbeat Landmarks and Oddities
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of North Dakota attractions.
- 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: Century 21 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: Roger Maris Museum
- Fargo: Fargo Walk of Fame
- Fargo: Woodchipper from the Movie Fargo
- 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
- 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: Prairie Village Museum: World's Tallest Salesman
- 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