The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A stone face watches over the river.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

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

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 rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

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

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

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

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

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

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

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