This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

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

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

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

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

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

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

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

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

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.

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.

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

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

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

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

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.