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.

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

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

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

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

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

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

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

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.