A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

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

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

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

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

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

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

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

Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

How did the 110-foot limestone statue cross the road?