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

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

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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

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

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

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

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

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.

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

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

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

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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.

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

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.