A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

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

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

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

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

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.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

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

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

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

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.