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.

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

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

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

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

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

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

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

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

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A restored schoolhouse was once a vital part of the Black mill workers community in Arkansas.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.