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Unusual
Attractions
in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Orfield Labs Quiet Chamber

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

House of Balls

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum

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

Minneapolis, Minnesota

City Salvage

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sidewalk Harp

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Elf Door at Demings Height Park

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Herbivorous Butcher

A butcher shop in Minneapolis that has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind - except that all the products are vegan.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Spoonbridge and Cherry

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

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Minneapolis

Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

Our Lady of Lourdes French Meat Pie

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

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An Olsen Fish Company employee adds fresh water to a bucket of lutefisk.

Scandinavian-Americans Are Breaking Up With Lutefisk

But a new demographic is keeping America's largest lutefisk company afloat.

by Kirstin Fawcett

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Couples at dance marathon in Washington, DC, in 1924.

The Grim, Depression-Era Origins of Dance Marathons

The common fundraising events known as walkathons started as an exploitative entertainment craze.

by Katie Thornton

February 8, 2019

The mummified monkey in question.

Found: A Mummified Monkey in the Ceiling of a Department Store

Thanks to the sleuths in a Facebook group, we may even know how it got there.

Found: A Prime Suspect in the Case of Minneapolis's Vandalized Tiny Doors

It seems one man has a surprisingly intense hatred of them.

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Women exercising in bloomers, c. 1914.

The 'Itchless' Innovation that Made Minneapolis the Capital of Underwear

Undergarments used to be made of wool.

by George Pendle