Minnesota

NorthEast Minnesota

  • Chisholm
    • Huge Iron Man Statue
  • Cloquet
    • Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station
  • Duluth
    • Split Rock Lighthouse
    • Tettegouche
    • Grand Portage State Park
    • Aerial Lift Bridge
  • Ely
    • International Wolf Center
    • Cabin of the Root Beer Lady
  • Eveleth
    • Worlds Largest Free-Standing Hockey Stick
  • Grand Marais
    • Devil’s Kettle Falls – Devil’s Kettle is a 2 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near East Cook, Minnesota that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate.
  • Grand Portage
    • Grand Portage State Park – Highest Falls in Minnesota
    • Grand Portage National Monument
  • Hibbing
    • Greyhound Bus Museum
  • Northwest Angle
  • Silver Bay
    • Rocky Taconite
  • Two Harbors
    • Iona’s Beach Two Harbors, The pink rocks tinkle like millions of tiny bells at this beach
  • On a 60-mile stretch of the North Shore Scenic Drive between Lutsen and Two Harbors
    • gentle falls at Cascade River State Park
    • dramatic gorges and massive potholes carved out at Temperance River State Park,
    • admire Cross River Falls right on the highway at Schroeder
    • hike back to High Falls at Tettegouche State Park
    • Explore the multiple falls of Gooseberry Falls State Park.
  • Voyageurs National Park
    • https://www.nps.gov/voya/planyourvisit/things2do.htm
    • Voyageurs has three visitor centers: Rainy Lake Visitor Center in International Falls, Kabetogama, and Ash River. “Each of the park’s three visitor centers has something unique to offer,” said the park rangers. “You can see a full-sized moose exhibit at Rainy Lake, look inside a beaver lodge at Kabetogama, and enjoy the rustic beauty of Ash River’s historic architecture.”

NorthWest

  • Akeley
    • Worlds Largest Paul Bunyan – visitors can crawl into a tall Paul Bunyan’s extended hand and visit the nearby Paul Bunyan Historical Museum.
  • Audubon
    • World’s Largest Birdhouse – the birdhouse stands five feet tall atop a 16-foot tower. 240 rooms at six square inches for its feathered tenants.
  • Baudette
    • Willie Walleye – a town hero stretching to 40 feet and weighing in at two tons 
  • Bemidji
    • Boxy Bunyan and Babe Statues
  • Bena
    • Big Fish Supper Club
  • Detroit Lakes
    • Becker County Museum Oddities
  • Frazee
    • World’s Largest Turkey, 17 feet wide and weighing in at 5,000 pounds
  • Grand Rapids
    • Judy Garland Museum – Featuring a Yellow Brick Road you can follow-follow-follow, the grounds holds a Guinness World Record for the Most Costumed Wizard of Oz Characters in One Place (1,093)
  • Hackensack
    • Paul Bunyan’s girlfriend, Lucette, has been a towering centerpiece
  • Itasca State Park
    • Lake Itasca may be small, but as it is the headwaters of the Mississippi River
    • Wilderness Drive
  • Menahga
    • Saint Urho, Grasshopper Chaser
  • Moorhead
    • The Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, commonly known as the Hjemkomst Center, is a museum in Moorhead, Minnesota. Hjemkomst Center first opened in 1985 and serves as a home to Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Hopperstad Stave Church replica, quarterly museum exhibits, and county archives.
  • Nevis
    • World’s Largest Tiger Muskie – 30-foot long fishy friend is made out of made out of redwood, cedar and cement scales 
  • Pelican Rapids
    • Pelican Pete is a concrete statue over 15.5 feet (4.7 m) tall located in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States. It has been referred to as “The Mother of All Pelicans” or “The Pelican Rapids Pelican”.
  • Pequot Lakes
    • World’s Largest Fishing Bobber

Central Minnesota

  • Alexandria
    • Runestone Museum
    • Big Ole: Americas Biggest Viking
  • Belgrade
    • Worlds Largest Crow
  • Collegeville
    • Saint Johns Abbey Church
  • Onamia
    • National Shrine of St. Odilia
  • Sandstone
    • Banning State Park
    • Big Spring Falls, and Wolf Creek Falls
  • St. Cloud
    • Clemens Gardens
  • Minneapolis
    • Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park
    • Sculpture Garden
    • Basilica of St. Mary
    • St Anthony Falls
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Church
    • Temple Of Eck Chanhassen
    • Minneapolis Institute of Art – Free
  • St Paul
    • Cathedral of St Paul
    • Mall of America
    • Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace) Ramsey County Courthouse
    • The Nook Basement, Reserve a table in the basement

Lower Minnesota

  • Austin
    • SPAM Museum
  • Blue Earth
    • Jolly Green Giant
    • Giant Museum – Largest collection of Jolly Green Giant memorabilia in the world. History of canning factory in Blue Earth complete with canning machinery and plant artifacts.
  • Comfrey
    • Jeffers Petroglyph site
  • Fergus Falls
    • Otto the Big Otter
  • Harmony
    • Niagara Cave – underground waterfalls
  • Mankato
    • Minneopa State Park – Waterfall
  • Pipestone
    • Winnewissa Falls
    • Pipestone National Monument
  • Rochester
    • Amish Country Driving Tour
  • Wykoff
    • Eds Museum

References

  • Roadside Attractions – https://www.exploreminnesota.com/article/minnesotas-roadside-attractions-are-larger-than-life