An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

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

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

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

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

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

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

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

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

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

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

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

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

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

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.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.