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Schroeder, Minnesota

Father Baraga's Cross

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.
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Excelsior, Minnesota

The Steamboat Minnehaha

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Williams, Minnesota

The Minnesota Forest

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sculpture Clock

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

Ard Godfrey House

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.
Added by lizzieboyle
Bemidji, Minnesota

Fireplace of States

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.
leiris Added by leiris
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Geek Partnership Society

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.
Added by lizzieboyle
Cold Spring, Minnesota

Grasshopper Chapel

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
typosinkeye Added by typosinkeye
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Svedberg Studios

A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.
Added by lizzieboyle
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Casket Arts Building

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.
Added by lizzieboyle
Little Falls, Minnesota

Charles A. Lindbergh House

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Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Triangle House of St. Paul, Minnesota

Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Manhole Covers

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Nook Basement

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

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Saint Paul, Minnesota

F. Scott Fitzgerald House

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."
typosinkeye Added by typosinkeye
Dassel, Minnesota

The Mushroom Building

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.
Twin Cities Fancy Added by Twin Cities Fancy
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Art Shanties at Lake Harriet

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alpine Asphalt's Wall of Skis

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.
Alexandria, Minnesota

Big Ole

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Anoka, Minnesota

Anoka State Hospital

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.
Added by bklyn32
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Old Muskego Church

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.
Added by olsondavid2
Angle Inlet, Minnesota

Northwest Angle

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Shafer, Minnesota

Franconia Sculpture Park

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Added by sammichaux