This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration, this park was recently saved from demolition.

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

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

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

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

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

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

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.