This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

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

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

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

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

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

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

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

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

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

What is the Thing?

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.