Places BlueGranite1 Wants to Go

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

For one month, the fields and skies of Gibbon, Nebraska, come alive with one of the largest gatherings of sandhill cranes in North America.

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.

Storage units with a wartime past.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

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

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

This museum is dedicated to preserving Minnesota's lake culture through displays of vintage watercraft and rotating exhibits.

Nicknamed the 'Minnehaha Bunny,' this bronze sculpture is nine feet long and weighs 1,500 pounds.

A memorial to the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, who died at this location, along with seven others, in a plane crash in 2002.

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration, this park was recently saved from demolition.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

It's believed the soldier was 109 years old when he passed away.

This sculpture is dedicated to Minnesota natives who served in combat.