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

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

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

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

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

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

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

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

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

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

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

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