The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

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

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

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

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

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

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

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This apartment building designed by a notable Washington D.C. architect housed the Qing Dynasty's Legation.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.