A quote from the book "Dakota Day Trips": "Italy has its Leaning Tower of Pisa, and North Dakota as its tilted tower of tin, called the Casselton Can Pile." Having bought the "Dakota Day Trips" book a few months ago, I've decided to hit several of the sites as I travel North Dakota. This is one of the off beat and unknown spots in North Dakota which the book promotes. I can now cross this one off my list. If you're a bird lover, you might want to take a look. The pile is located at a convenient stop in Casselton just off Interstate 94 (you can see the top as you drive by on Interstate). The history of the can pile is actually pretty unique. It's 45 feet high and made up of discarded oil
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