Loveland, Ohio
Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
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Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Fairbanks, Alaska
The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.
Homer, Alaska
The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.
Duluth, Minnesota
The watery grave of an impractical idea.
Duluth, Minnesota
This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
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.
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
Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.