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.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

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

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

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

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

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

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

The Real LegoLand.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

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

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...