Places jarrodschoenecker Wants to Go

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

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

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

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.

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

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

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

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

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

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

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

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.