Places Opinicus Wants to Go

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

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

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

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.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

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

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

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."