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

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

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This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

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

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.