The magic's in the hole!

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

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

A stone face watches over the river.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

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

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

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.

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

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

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

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

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

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

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

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.