The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

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

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

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

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

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

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

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

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

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.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

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

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.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

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