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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

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

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

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