Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

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

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

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

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

How did the 110-foot limestone statue cross the road?

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.