Saint Paul, Minnesota
F. Scott Fitzgerald House
The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mill City Museum and site of "The Great Mill Disaster"
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
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.
Jordan, Minnesota
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Paisley Park
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Spoonbridge and Cherry
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wabasha Street Caves
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Cloquet, Minnesota
Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Devil's Kettle
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Harmony, Minnesota
Niagara Cave
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology
Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
45th Parallel Marker
Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
World's Largest Six-Pack
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
The Dickeyville Grotto
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Bronze Fonz
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Circus World Museum
A large circus museum with summer performances.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Minnesota
Garden Island State Recreation Area
It's located in Lake of the Woods in Minnesota. Boat travel is the only way to get there.
Kearney, Nebraska
The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Hamilton, Ontario
Tim Hortons No. 1
The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.
Alexandria, Minnesota
Big Ole
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
