Pepin, Wisconsin
Doug Padilla's Art Studio
Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.
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Pepin, Wisconsin
Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A palatial art deco restroom.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Art Deco Silver Screen.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enter the Forest of the Elves.
Taylors Falls, Minnesota
A stone face watches over the river.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
Little Falls, Minnesota
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Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
The U.S.' first commercial park dedicated entirely to flying drones.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.
Menahga, Minnesota
Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.
Superior, Wisconsin
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Duluth, Minnesota
This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
Bemidji, Minnesota
This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Shell Lake, Wisconsin
The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Shafer, Minnesota
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.