Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

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

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A stone face watches over the river.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

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

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

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

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

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

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

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

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

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.