Road trip from Colorado to Minnesota...what is there to see/do??

Question

We're planning a road trip out to MN in early October...we are thinking about stopping by and seeing MT. Rushmore on the way. Are there any really cool things to see in South Dakota of Minnesota? Or even anything kind of hokey, but would be fun and make for a good photo op? (Like the biggest ball of twine, or a famous pop-culture landmark or anything?)

Thanks!!

Answer 1

There is a book by Jerome Pohlen called "Oddball Colorado: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places." I think there is an entire "Oddball" series that may include South Dakota and Minnesota.  Check those out.  They're a lot of fun.

As a side note, I'm pretty sure there is a giant insect museum in Rapid City, SD, that has house-sized beetle statues and so on.  Makes for good photo opps.

Answer 2

By all means visit Mount Rushmore, but also hop over to Devil's Tower National Monument.  It isn't that far from Rushmore, and is truly awesome.

For the rest, visit Rand McNally's website ...http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/road/rtgH... ... for more ideas.

Have a good trip!