Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

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

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

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

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

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