A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

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 Real LegoLand.

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

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

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

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.