Places chrissyml Wants to Go

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

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.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

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

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

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

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

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

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

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.