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The Atlas Obscura Guide To St. Cloud

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in St. Cloud, Minnesota

Updated May 4, 2022

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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Val's Rapid Service

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
Stearns History Museum War Exhibit.

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Stearns History Museum

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.
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The Saint John's Bible

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
11 miles from St. Cloud
Breuer’s least-known masterpiece?

St. Joseph, Minnesota

Saint John's Abbey Church

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
11 miles from St. Cloud
Grasshopper Chapel and grounds.

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Grasshopper Chapel

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Val's Rapid Service

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
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