Saint Paul, Minnesota
"Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Butter Heads
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
New Ulm, Minnesota
A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.
Pepin, Wisconsin
Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.
Maiden Rock, Wisconsin
Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.
Red Wing, Minnesota
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
Taylors Falls, Minnesota
A stone face watches over the river.
Shafer, Minnesota
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Jordan, Minnesota
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
Excelsior, Minnesota
This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.