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Minnesota Offbeat Attractions Map

RoadsideAmerica.com's map of Minnesota's unusual tourist attractions, museums, and landmarks.

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Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Minnesota

While in Minnesota, you might enjoy a visit to:

Deerwood, Minnesota: Big Leaping Deer

The biggest thing in this tiny town is its fiberglass statue of a leaping, antlered buck.

Fergus Falls, Minnesota: Large Canada Goose

A big goose that keeps company with the town's other animal celebrity, a giant otter.

International Falls, Minnesota: Big Smokey Bear

26 feet tall, built in 1954, Smokey guards the sawdust piles in the self-proclaimed "Icebox of the Nation."

Akeley, Minnesota: Paul Bunyan Statue and Birthplace

Many towns in the Great Lakes region have Paul Bunyan statues. But only Akeley's Bunyan has dropped to one knee to let visitors perch in his mighty palm.

Belle Plaine, Minnesota: Two-Story Outhouse

Attached to an old, locally prominent house, so it's also a historic two-story outhouse.

Two Harbors, Minnesota: Sandpaper Museum

The 3M company has an extensive exhibit on its raspy product in the historic house where the company began.

Chisholm, Minnesota: Huge Iron Man Statue

A 36-foot-tall brass and copper statue of an 1880s iron miner, standing on top of a 50-foot-tall pile of rusted steel and slag. Big!

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