The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

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

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

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

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

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

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

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

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.

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.

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

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

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

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

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

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

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

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

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