A stone face watches over the river.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

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

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

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.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

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

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.