Places kuukisu Wants to Go

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

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

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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

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

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

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

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