Faribault Travel Guide

 zrim Says:  I have never been to a town which has more odd old houses than Faribault. This is the first in a series of "Funky Houses of Faribault". This place is an old Victorian that has been resided with varnished wood. I've nnot seen another house like it anywhere. Have you? 

 zrim Says:  This is quite the odd building--especially for a church. Reminds me of the Ny Glyptotek in Copenhagen, except on a vastly smaller scale. But odd architecture is what gives Faribault a certain charm. 

 zrim Says:  This cathedral (we can be a little pretentious in small town America) is purported to be the very first Episcopal cathedral built in the United States. The cornerstone was laid in 1862. Originally , it was something of a mission church seeking for converts among the Native... 

 zrim Says:  The town's founder (some guy by the name of Faribault) was a trader and apparently got on well with the Native Americans in the area. This monument which is a fountain in the summertime, shows the good will which supposedly existed between the Faribault clan and the... 

 zrim Says:  Just like stepping into Mayberry with the shop awnings and old main street architecture. While the buildings remain in fairly good repair, the businesses in the older parts of town seem to lack staying power. All retail is now found at the ubiquitous strip malls on the... 

 zrim Says:  My home away from home. If I'm not hanging out in Northfield, the best place to look for me is the Rice County Courthouse. Oftentimes, teaching the prosecutors a thing or two about the practice of law or befuddling the rookie lawyers with a gruffness that must be seen to be... 

 zrim Says:  What do you make of this monstrosity. It seems to borrow some influences of a romanesque architecture, but it leaves me feeling flat. The belltower is nice enough, but the facade is just plain brownish-reddish brick. Ugh. Boring. 

 zrim Says:  I find myself becoming more interested in churches each passing day. I never used to give them a second thought, but now I find them to be some of the most iteresting places in an average town. In these modern times, old building keep finding their way under the wrecking... 

 zrim Says:  A private residential prep school. One of the best in the midwest. Always has a top hockey program--this past year they won the national championship.