This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

This park harkens back to frontier life in Wisconsin.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

A stone face watches over the river.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

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

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.