World's largest Christmas store.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

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

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.