Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

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."

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

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

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

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

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.