Places NG3894 Wants to Go

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

See how Laura Ingalls lived on the Minnesota prairie.

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

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.

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

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

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

A stone face watches over the river.

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

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

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

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.