Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

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

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

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

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

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

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

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

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

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

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