A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

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

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

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

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

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

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.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

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

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

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

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

This is one really big nut.