A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

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

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

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

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

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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

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

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