This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

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

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

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

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

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

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

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.