8 Strange Spots In North Dakota That Will Make You Do A Double Take

North Dakota is full of unique and sometimes unusual sights, but there are some things you just aren’t prepared for that make you do a double take when you see them. From the weird and quirky places to spots that leave you scratching your head, these are eye catchers you probably won’t find anywhere else. You certainly won’t forget about them after the first time you notice them.

Most North Dakotans know this place, but an outsider driving through would definitely be surprised when driving by Space Aliens.

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The humongous holstein on a hill, Salem Sue in New Salem. It’s crazy when you first see her from a distance. Up close, even crazier.

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The pyramid on the prairie near Nekoma. It’s bizarre and not at all what you’d expect out here.

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The Art Moderne house in Grand Forks. There’s no other house like it in the state!

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The big fish statues greeting you in the cities of Garrison and Wahpeton.

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Fun fact: The Wahpeton Wahpper (the name of this 40’ long catfish statue) was created by the same artist who created Salem Sue, Dave Oswald.

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This unique grass-roof house at the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot. I wonder how they mow it?

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The W’eel Turtle in Dunseith, made using 2,000 wheel rims.

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North Dakota certainly has a thing about large animal statues, that’s for sure (and this list doesn’t even cover all of them). How many of these have you seen? Wahpper, the Catfish in Wahpeton, is probably my favorite I’ve seen, mostly based on the name alone. I’ll admit that I did a double take the first time I saw it!