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.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

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

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

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

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

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

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.