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

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

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

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

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

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

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

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

This century-old barn is home to a homey, eclectic film festival.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

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

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

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

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

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

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.