During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

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

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

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

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

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

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

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

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

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.