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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

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

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

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

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

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.