Places konrardy Wants to Go

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Over 140 boathouses built by miners from the Soudan Iron Mine in the early 20th century overlook Stuntz Bay on Lake Vermilion.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.