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When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

A stone face watches over the river.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

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.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

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

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

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

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

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

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