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

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

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

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

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

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

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

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.

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

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

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

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.

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

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