This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

A palatial art deco restroom.

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

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

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

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

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

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

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.

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

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

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

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

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

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

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

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

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.