Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

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

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

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

It's believed the soldier was 109 years old when he passed away.

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.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

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

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.