Places aeholmquist Wants to Go

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

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

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

From burial ground bocce ball court.

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

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

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

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

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

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

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

A palatial art deco restroom.

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

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

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

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