Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

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

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

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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

The Real LegoLand.

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

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

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

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

A stone face watches over the river.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

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.

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

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

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

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

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