Winona, Minnesota
Sugar Loaf
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
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Austin, Minnesota
Spam Museum
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Little Falls, Minnesota
Charles A. Lindbergh House
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Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
New Ulm, Minnesota
Hermann Heights Monument
A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.
Rochester, Minnesota
Corn Water Tower
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
Saint John's Abbey Church
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Darwin, Minnesota
World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Red Wing, Minnesota
World's Largest Boot
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
Shafer, Minnesota
Franconia Sculpture Park
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Jordan, Minnesota
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
Minnetrista, Minnesota
Big Stone Mini Golf
Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
First National Bank Building Skyway
Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
F. Scott Fitzgerald House
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)
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.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Paisley Park
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Fireplace
This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ax-Man Surplus
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
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.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prospect Park Water Tower
This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Shoe Tree
No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.
