Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

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

This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.

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 Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

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

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

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

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.