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Good Thunder, Minnesota
Arnie Lillo
This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.
44.0598, -94.0143
Harmony, Minnesota
Niagara Cave
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
43.5140, -92.0551
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.
44.9798, -93.1480
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hollywood Theater
The Art Deco Silver Screen.
45.0191, -93.2367
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
44.9435, -93.0957
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
44.9454, -93.1205
Saint Paul, Minnesota
F. Scott Fitzgerald House
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
44.9417, -93.1253
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prince’s Star at First Avenue
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
44.9786, -93.2760
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnehaha Falls
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
44.9122, -93.2064
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...
44.8550, -93.2421
Jordan, Minnesota
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
44.6541, -93.6849
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Golden Spike Monument
This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
41.2535, -95.8754
Duluth, Minnesota
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.
46.7961, -92.0875
Duluth, Minnesota
S.S. William A. Irvin
This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
46.7794, -92.0988
Darwin, Minnesota
World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
45.0971, -94.4038
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