An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.

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

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

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

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

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

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

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

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

The Real LegoLand.

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 home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.