Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

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

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

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

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

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

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