The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Minnesota
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 505 roadside attractions in Minnesota.
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1. The Mall of America
Bloomington, MN — ★ 4.0 (1 review)
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2. The Original Wigwam
Lake George, MN
A teepee-shaped building that's been a souvenir gift shop for decades, selling Indian crafts and handmade items.
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3. Horse and Human Drinking Fountain
Welcome, MN
One side for one, one for the other.
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4. F-86H Sabre Jet
Lakeville, MN
Lakeville's Veterans Memorial in Aronson Park is centered around a Korean War-vintage figter jet.
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5. Northernmost School in the Lower 48 States
Angle Inlet, MN
The Northwest Angle, bordered by Canada or water, is the result of a geographic goof. This one-room public schoolhouse (the last in the state) serves the educational needs of the hundred or so residents.
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6. World's Largest Loon
St Paul, MN
More artistic than realistic, but with an impressive 90-foot-wide wingspan. Made of 50,000 welded metal plates. An unusual urban setting for a giant loon. Unveiled Oct. 2024.
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7. Chief Wrinkle Meat
Jacobson, MN
A life-size wood statue honors Chief Wrinkle Meat, a local Chippewa who died in 1922 at the age of 137.
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8. Stations of the Cross
Milroy, MN
Life-size statues in blackened bronze depict the final days of Jesus. Out in the middle of flat farmland, so there's nothing to obstruct it from view. Dedicated parking area,; odds are you're the only visitor.
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9. Mermaid Lady of the North Shore
Garrison, MN
Full color with a blue tail, red hair, and prominent breasts. Carved from a 12-foot-tall tree trunk in 2006. Restored in 2015. Officially known as "Lady of the North Shore."
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10. World's Largest "Booming" Prairie Chicken
Rothsay, MN
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11. Vikings, Beach Dude, Gorilla
Hampton, MN
An impressive array of big statues are assembled on the spacious grounds of a trucking business.
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12. Wabasha Street Caves Tour
Saint Paul, MN
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13. Playground Dragon
Forest Lake, MN
Custom built for the playground in 2015. People -- adults as well as children -- pose in the upraised mouth of the dragon, hands above head, as if being eaten.
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14. B-52 Crash Site
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Small plaque on a boulder marks where a Cold War era B-52D bomber crashed in 1958, on a simulated training run to bomb Minneapolis-St. Paul. Seven people died, nine were injured.
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15. World's Largest Tiger Muskie
Nevis, MN
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16. Famous Aerial Lift Bridge
Duluth, MN
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17. Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Darwin, MN
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18. Sprout: Former Papa Burger
Blue Earth, MN
1960s A&W Papa Burger statue remade as the Jolly Green giant's little sidekick, or perhaps a mini-version of the giant himself. His root beer mug now holds jelly beans.
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19. Large Polar Bear
White Bear Lake, MN
Huge statue of a polar bear clutches a Chevy logo atop a dealership sign.
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20. Paul Bunyan's Anchor
Ortonville, MN
Bunyan had a boat? Apparently. A big granite slab on a crude chain coat hanger sits next to the Stone County Museum.
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21. Minnesota's Mummified Monkey (Gone)
MN
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22. Welcome Center Paul Bunyan
Brainerd, MN
A 12-foot-tall statue of Bunyan, outside the local Welcome Center, made by Minnesota artist Josh Porter. Restored in 2019.
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23. Ergot Museum
Dassel, MN
Exhibits on the story of ergot -- a fungus grown in Dassel and used by the pharmaceutical industry for many years.
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24. Pierre the Pantsless Voyageur
Two Harbors, MN
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25. Grave of VP Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis, MN
When Hubert Humphrey died in 1978, he didn't want a fancy tombstone -- and he didn't get one. His grave is marked by a plaque set into the ground with just his name, birth year, and death year. Behind it is a low granite wall engraved with a farewell quote ("I have enjoyed my lif
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