Places vidnel Wants to Go

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

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

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

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

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

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.