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

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

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

The Real LegoLand.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

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.

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

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

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

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

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

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

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

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.