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This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

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

A stone face watches over the river.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

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

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

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

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.

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

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

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

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

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.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

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