The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

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

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

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

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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.

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

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

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

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.