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

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

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

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

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.

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

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