Places callan726 Wants to Go

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

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

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

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

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

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

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

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

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.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

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

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.