Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Minnesota

While in Minnesota, you might enjoy a visit to:

In addition to its historical import, the bank is rumored to have the ear of one of the robbers stapled to a piece of cardboard in its basement.
~32 miles from Belle Plaine.

This landmark was created back when cable channel TV Land thought pop culture, posterity and self-promotion would be best served by sponsoring public statues of fictional TV characters. Iconic, hat-tossing Mary Richards is from the opening credits of the 1970s sitcom set in Minneapolis.
~34 miles from Belle Plaine.

Budget-conscious travelers appreciate that the mail-order outfitter's giant retail store is also a free dead wildlife museum.
~42 miles from Belle Plaine.

Erected to remember a Minnesota grasshopper plague. The governor declared a statewide Day of Prayer, then a freak sleet storm killed all the grasshoppers!
~66 miles from Belle Plaine.

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