Minneapolis, Minnesota
Elf Door at Deming Heights Park
Enter the Forest of the Elves.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enter the Forest of the Elves.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Real LegoLand.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
Lake Delton, Wisconsin
This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.
Madison, Wisconsin
"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Madison, Wisconsin
This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.
Madison, Wisconsin
Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.
Madison, Wisconsin
A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.
Madison, Wisconsin
Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Pierre, South Dakota
A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.
Wessington Springs, South Dakota
After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Medora, North Dakota
The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.
Medora, North Dakota
Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.
Lemmon, South Dakota
This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.
Lemmon, South Dakota
An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.
Lemmon, South Dakota
This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.