Places Miss Trista Wants to Go

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

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

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

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

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

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

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

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

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

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

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