Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

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

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

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

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

This park harkens back to frontier life in Wisconsin.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.