This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

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

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

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

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

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

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

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

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

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

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

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

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

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.