The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

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

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

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.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

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

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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

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

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

The Real LegoLand.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.