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The 15 Best Minnesota Roadside Attractions

Published on: April 15, 2020 | Last Updated on: December 26, 2021 by Valerie Bromann

Are you planning a Minnesota road trip and want to find all the best Minnesota roadside attractions along your route? Whether you’re driving across I-94 from Minneapolis to Fargo–Moorhead, driving the Great River Road, or exploring all the clear lakes on the Edge of the Wilderness (Wilderness Byway), you won’t want to miss these fifteen …

Blue Mound Wayside Chapel – Tiny Church in Luverne, Minnesota

Published on: February 25, 2020 | Last Updated on: July 5, 2020 by Valerie Bromann

On a road trip from Chicago to Mount Rushmore, my friend and I went in search of this tiny church, Blue Mound Wayside Chapel in Luverne, Minnesota. As we pulled up Joan Osborne’s “What if God Was One of Us” was playing from the radio on my old black Saturn Ion and it felt pretty …

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Hahn/Cock: a Big Blue Rooster in Minneapolis (and London)

Published on: November 24, 2019 | Last Updated on: July 5, 2020 by Valerie Bromann

Cock a doodle blue! This big blue rooster is an newly iconic sculpture at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at Walker Art Center in Minnesota. Titled “Hahn/Cock” it’s the work of German artist Katharina Fristch…and it might just have you seeing double! “Hahn/Cock” is named using both the German and English words for rooster (but not …

Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Published on: October 2, 2019 | Last Updated on: October 13, 2022 by Valerie Bromann

They say that life is a bowl of cherries, and, when you catch a glimpse of this whimsical cherry, you just might agree. Meet one of Minnesota’s most famous roadside attractions: the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture in Minneapolis. Spoonbridge and Cherry is a giant pop art sculpture that depicts a big cherry resting on a …

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World’s Largest Dilly Bar in Moorhead, Minnesota

Published on: September 2, 2019 | Last Updated on: July 13, 2022 by Valerie Bromann

Have you ever had a dilly bar? It’s an iconic Dairy Queen novelty treat that consists of a disc of soft serve coated in hardened chocolate (or cherry or butterscotch candy) served on a stick. On a hot summer day I could probably eat ten of them. Or, I don’t know, maybe one GIANT one …

Super Goose: Large Canada Goose Sculpture in Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Published on: September 1, 2019 | Last Updated on: July 5, 2020 by Valerie Bromann

While Fergus Falls, Minnesota might be known best for it’s world’s largest otter statue (AKA Otto the Otter), that’s not the only roadside attraction in town worth pulling over for. Take a gander at “Super Goose,” a large Canada goose sculpture in Fergus Falls, that is also worth the pit stop. “Super Goose” is a …

Mary Tyler Moore Statue in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Published on: August 25, 2019 | Last Updated on: July 13, 2022 by Valerie Bromann

Who can turn the world on with her smile? Mary Tyler Moore. And the Mary Tyler Moore statue in Minneapolis, Minnesota might just turn your world on with its smile too. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. It starred Mary Tyler Moore as Mary …

World’s Largest “Booming” Prairie Chicken in Rothsay, Minnesota

Published on: August 24, 2019 | Last Updated on: July 26, 2022 by Valerie Bromann

What sound does a chicken make? Cluck. What sound does a Booming prairie chicken make? Boom! What sound does the World’s Largest “Booming” Prairie Chicken make? BOOM! Meet the World’s Largest “Booming” Prairie Chicken in Rothsay, Minnesota. This 9,000 pound big bird statue stands at 13-feet tall. It was created by artist Art Fosse in …

Otto the Otter: Giant Otter in Fergus Falls, Minnesota - Minnesota roadside attractions

Otto the Otter: World’s Largest Otter in Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Published on: August 17, 2019 | Last Updated on: July 20, 2022 by Valerie Bromann

Have you met my significant otter? No? Well let me introduce you! This is Otto the Otter, a giant otter statue who lives at Grotto Park in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Trust me: this roadside attraction is like no otter you will ever see! This big otter was constructed in 1972 by students at Fergus Falls …

The Culvert Man in Nodine, Minnesota

Published on: May 26, 2011 | Last Updated on: July 5, 2020 by Valerie Bromann

A 30 foot giant metal cowboy sculpture stands outside of Nodine Culvert Sales in Nodine, Minnesota. The Culvert Man is made out of corrugated steel culvert pipes, giving his outfit a corduroy look and his cowboy hat a crimped flair. His eyes look up at the pipe he holds above his head with a furrowed …