Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

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

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

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.

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

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

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

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

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.