Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Pageant
Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.
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Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.
Anoka, Minnesota
For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.
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.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Buras, Louisiana
The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.