Places marytreptow Wants to Go

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

This century-old barn is home to a homey, eclectic film festival.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

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Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.