This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

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

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

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

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

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

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

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

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

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.