No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

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

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

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

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

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

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

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

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

This sculpture is dedicated to Minnesota natives who served in combat.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

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

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

Nicknamed the 'Minnehaha Bunny,' this bronze sculpture is nine feet long and weighs 1,500 pounds.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

This unassuimng grain elevator, commonly confused for a smokestack, helped inspire the modern architecture movement.

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The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.