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

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

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

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

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.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

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

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.