This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

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

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

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

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.