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The Atlas Obscura Guide To St. Cloud

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in St. Cloud, Minnesota

Updated May 4, 2022
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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Val's Rapid Service

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
Stearns History Museum War Exhibit.

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Stearns History Museum

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.
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St. Joseph, Minnesota

The Saint John's Bible

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
11 miles from St. Cloud
Breuer’s least-known masterpiece?

St. Joseph, Minnesota

Saint John's Abbey Church

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
11 miles from St. Cloud
Grasshopper Chapel and grounds.

Cold Spring, Minnesota

Grasshopper Chapel

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
14 miles from St. Cloud

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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Val's Rapid Service

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
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