An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

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

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

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 French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

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

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

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