Winona, Minnesota
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Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
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Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Woodland, Wisconsin
An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.
Britt, Iowa
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Jordan, Minnesota
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
North St Paul, Minnesota
Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Washington, D.C.
This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.