St. Joseph, Minnesota
Saint John's Abbey Church
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
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St. Joseph, Minnesota
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Cold Spring, Minnesota
After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Dassel, Minnesota
The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.
Red Wing, Minnesota
Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.
Winona, Minnesota
Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.
Scales Mound, Illinois
This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.
Shullsburg, Wisconsin
A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.
Freeport, Illinois
A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
St. Charles, Illinois
A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.