Trimmed trees grow alongside the graves like topiary tombstones.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This century-old barn is home to a homey, eclectic film festival.

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

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

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

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

A palatial art deco restroom.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

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

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A stone face watches over the river.

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.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.