Places grantavery Wants to Go

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

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

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

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

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

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

The Real LegoLand.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

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

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

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

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

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

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

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

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