Places alessandralee Wants to Go

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

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

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

Dozens of bronze sculptures are woven into the landscape along this trail.