A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

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

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

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

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

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

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.

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