136 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Minnesota - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Orfield Labs Quiet Chamber

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Grand Marais, Minnesota

Devil's Kettle

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

Cloquet, Minnesota

Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station

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

Harmony, Minnesota

Niagara Cave

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds

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

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Wabasha Street Caves

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

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum

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

Minneapolis, Minnesota

House of Balls

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

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Unique Food & Drink in Minnesota

Hmong Stuffed Chicken Wings

Next-level egg rolls are wrapped in an entire chicken wing.

French Meat Pie

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

Snickers Salad

Made of candy and Cool Whip, this “salad” is a mainstay at Midwestern potlucks.

Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

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Stories About Minnesota

For 56 years, Molter lived a mostly solitary life on Knife Lake.

Minnesota's 'Root Beer Lady' Lived Alone in a Million-Acre Wilderness

The "loneliest woman in America" brewed root beer for thousands of visitors.

by Terri Peterson Smith

September 16, 2020

Love fades.

How a Minnesota Town Fell In and Out of Love With Its Ginormous Geese

Like most human-fowl relationships, it's complicated.

February 13, 2020

John Kelsch poses in the Judy Garland Museum with a replica of Garland's ruby slippers. The originals were stolen in 2005 and recovered in 2018.

How Two Oz-Obsessed Midwesterners Made Judy Garland's Birthplace a Museum

"This is as important to me as any President’s house.”

by Allison Herrera

September 25, 2019

Another lake-based face-off, in Hutchinson, Minnesota.

Wisconsin and Minnesota Are Waging an Extremely Friendly War Over Who Has More Lakes

Wait, what the heck is a lake, anyway?

by Sabrina Imbler

Volunteers preparing Faith Lutheran Church's lutefisk.

Why a Minnesota Pastor Wrote an Obituary for a Lutefisk Dinner

RIP Faith Lutheran Scandinavian Dinner, 1947-2017.

December 6, 2018

Hot dogs are among the pork products mentioned in the suit.

Consumers Are Accusing U.S. Pork Producers of Running a Price-Fixing Cartel

A lawsuit alleges that people have been overpaying since 2009.

An aerial view of the bog, before its dismemberment.

The End Is Nigh for Minnesota's Rogue Bog

Victory is within reach for the residents of Crow Wing County, who are tired of the four-acre behemoth.

by Andrea Appleton

Your Best Ideas for Dealing With Minnesota's Rogue Bog

Atlas Obscura readers offer creative solutions to a floating menace.

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