Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Minnesota

While in Minnesota, you might enjoy a visit to:

Last survivor of an iconic franchise roadside eatery, this is the only remaining Happy Chef restaurant with a spoon-hoisting Happy Chef statue.
~39 miles from Blue Earth.

Venue of the last performance of rockers Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper on Feb. 2, 1959, before their plane crashed nearby. The ballroom is preserved as it looked in 1959.
~49 miles from Blue Earth.

A sign, a plaque on a boulder, and a historical birthplace building -- all for a logo.
~65 miles from Blue Earth.

A duck statue sits atop the town welcome sign, which proclaims: "We're Friendly Ducks."
~57 miles from Blue Earth.

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