America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

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

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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

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

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.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

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

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

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

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.