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Underwood, Minnesota

Phelps Mill

Nestled on the banks of the scenic Otter Tail River, this mill stands in memorial of Minnesota's flour-filled past.
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Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Otto the Otter

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
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International Falls, Minnesota

Smokey Bear Park

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.
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Baudette, Minnesota

Basshenge

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.
Menahga, Minnesota

St. Urho's Day

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota

Western Sculpture Park

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.
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Baudette, Minnesota

Willie the Walleye

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.
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Madison, Minnesota

Lou T. Fisk

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

Fergus Falls State Hospital

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

Tom's Logging Camp

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.
Added by Emily Sue
Kelliher, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan's Gravesite

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.
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Pipestone, Minnesota

Giant Pipe of Pipestone

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
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Bena, Minnesota

The Big Fish Supper Club

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
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Hibbing, Minnesota

Greyhound Bus Museum

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.
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Cold Spring, Minnesota

Grasshopper Chapel

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
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Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Judy Garland Museum

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.
Added by Emily Sue
Duluth, Minnesota

S.S. William A. Irvin

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
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Red Wing, Minnesota

World's Largest Boot

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.
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Rochester, Minnesota

Corn Water Tower

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
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Alexandria, Minnesota

Big Ole

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

Franconia Sculpture Park

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
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Duluth, Minnesota

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pavek Museum

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication
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Rothsay, Minnesota

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell