Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

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

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

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

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

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.

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

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

The Art Deco Silver Screen.

A stone face watches over the river.

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

The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.

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.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

A palatial art deco restroom.

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

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

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.