Places shellyt Wants to Go

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

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

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

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

The Real LegoLand.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

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

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

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

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

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

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

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

A stone face watches over the river.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.