The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

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

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

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

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

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

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

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

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