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

A palatial art deco restroom.

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

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

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

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

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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.

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

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.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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.

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...

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

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.

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.