Places lokimann Wants to Go

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

A notable example of Prairie School architecture that disregarded Victorian concepts about room divisions and featured a long, narrow floor plan.

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

The Real LegoLand.

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

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

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

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

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