Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

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

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

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

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

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

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

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

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

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

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

Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.

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.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

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

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