One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

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

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

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

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

This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.

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

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

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

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

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

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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