This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

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

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

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

A stone face watches over the river.

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

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.