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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

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

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

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

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

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.

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

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

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

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

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

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.