Shafer, Minnesota
Franconia Sculpture Park
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Stillwater, Minnesota
Teddy Bear Park
A park full of giant teddy bear statues was an anonymous gift to its host city
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Paisley Park
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden
A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Center for Lost Objects
An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Nook Basement
The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)
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
Minnehaha Falls
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ax-Man Surplus
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
Bell Museum
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prospect Park Water Tower
This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Shoe Tree
No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Sherlock Holmes Collections
This collection is the largest in the world dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Twelve Vultures
Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Stone Arch Bridge
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prince’s Star at First Avenue
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Times They Are A-Changin'
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
'Life Underground' Sculptures
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
Brooklyn, New York
Le Boudoir
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
