Saint Paul, Minnesota
"Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Butter Heads
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
London, England
An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.
London, England
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.