Places Pixie Jenn Wants to Go

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

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

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

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

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

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

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

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

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.