Places ericcuebas Wants to Go

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

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

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

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

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.

It's believed the soldier was 109 years old when he passed away.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.