The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

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

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."