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.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stone Arch Bridge
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Bakken Museum
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
Headwaters of the Mississippi River
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mill City Museum and site of "The Great Mill Disaster"
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
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.
Minnesota
Iona's Beach
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ax-Man Surplus
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
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
Spoonbridge and Cherry
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wabasha Street Caves
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Devil's Kettle
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
New Ulm, Minnesota
Hermann Heights Monument
A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.
