This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.

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

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication

The Real LegoLand.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

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

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.