An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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

A stone face watches over the river.

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

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

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

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

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

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

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

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

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.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

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.

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

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

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

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

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