Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

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

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

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

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

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

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.