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All the United States Minnesota Winona

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Winona

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Winona, Minnesota

Updated December 31, 2021
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Sugar Loaf Pinnacle covered in snow.

Winona, Minnesota

Sugar Loaf

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
WNB Financial Winona MN African Safari Exhibit

Winona, Minnesota

WNB Financial African Safari Exhibit

Hunting trophies and antique guns make up the unusual display at this Minnesota bank building.
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Inside The Great Stone Circle at sunset.

Fountain City, Wisconsin

Kinstone

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”
3 miles from Winona
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Rock in the House

Fountain City, Wisconsin

The Rock in the House

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.
6 miles from Winona

Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Melchoir Brewery Ruins

An 1857 brewery on the banks Mississippi River, now just a ruin with no roof, no windows and only one corner of the building still standing.
11 miles from Winona
These brightly decorated fences look as though they could be in a Disney movie.

Fountain City, Wisconsin

Prairie Moon

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.
11 miles from Winona
This giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Trempealeau Catfish Statue

A giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to this Wisconsin river town and heralds its annual Catfish Days festival.
12 miles from Winona
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