The childhood home of America’s first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A roadside statue store in rural Minnesota with quirky displays.

This unassuimng grain elevator, commonly confused for a smokestack, helped inspire the modern architecture movement.

Over 140 boathouses built by miners from the Soudan Iron Mine in the early 20th century overlook Stuntz Bay on Lake Vermilion.

This museum is dedicated to preserving Minnesota's lake culture through displays of vintage watercraft and rotating exhibits.

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

Hunting trophies and antique guns make up the unusual display at this Minnesota bank building.

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

This sculpture is dedicated to Minnesota natives who served in combat.

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

This century-old barn is home to a homey, eclectic film festival.

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

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.