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

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

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

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

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

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

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

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

A stone face watches over the river.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

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

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

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.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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.