This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

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

A public art project at Bde Maka Ska that educates visitors on Dakota history.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

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

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

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

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

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

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