Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

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

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

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

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

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

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

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A palatial art deco restroom.

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

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

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

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

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.