The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

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

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

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

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

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

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

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

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

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

An architecturally-focused antique shop.