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

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

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

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

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

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.

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.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.