Places ellierambles Wants to Go

Take a walk on Minnesota’s last historic covered bridge.

A century-old landmark that once employed Sinclair Lewis and is still known for its ghost stories.

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

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.

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

Nicknamed the 'Minnehaha Bunny,' this bronze sculpture is nine feet long and weighs 1,500 pounds.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

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

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

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

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

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.

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

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

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

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.