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Dragonfly Mosaic

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dragonfly Mosaic

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

Three levels of shopping stacked on top of one another, built above the world's largest underground aquarium, and centered around a full-blown indoor amusement park.

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...

The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park, built in 1915.

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.

NWA inflatable plane balloon

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Ax-Man Surplus

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

Washburn Park Water Tower

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Washburn Park Water Tower

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

Prospect Park with a view of the tower

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Prospect Park Water Tower

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

The Stone Arch Bridge

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Stone Arch Bridge

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

Travelers Chapel exterior.

Conway, South Carolina

Travelers Chapel

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

Summerhouse, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted - United States Capitol grounds, Washington, DC

Washington, D.C.

Summerhouse

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Philbert the Pig

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philbert the Pig

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

A view of City Hall from below. (Photo:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

SS United States
Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SS United States

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

The Rocky Statue in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rocky Statue

Yo, Adrian!

Wanamaker Building

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanamaker Building

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

John Bartram's garden house.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bartram's Garden

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Laurel Hill Cemetery

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Showing the supporting posts and expansive limbs.

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The mailbox.

Bird Island, North Carolina

Kindred Spirit Mailbox

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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