Bena, Minnesota: Big Winnie Store: 1932 Crazy Gas Station
Bavarian architecture on a pagoda-style 1932 gas station and store. Supposedly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright while he was in Bena on vacation.
- Address:
- 1510 US Hwy 2 NE, Bena, MN
- Directions:
- North edge of town, on the north side of US 2 at its intersection with Hwy 8/1st Ave.
- Phone:
- 218-665-2585
- Admission:
- Free
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Bavarian architecture on a pagoda-style gas station and store. The Big Winnie has been around since the 1930s and is a classic stop on Highway 2. The store also has a campground and cabins to rent. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Painted in bright red, white, and blue.
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