Places doeky008 Wants to Go

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Home to one of the world’s largest nutcracker collections and other historical curiosities.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

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

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

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

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

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

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

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

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

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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.