We don't really get to see the forests and lakes of Minnesota (of which there are many—it's the Land of 10,000 Lakes, after all). In this film, we just see bleak, empty plains filled with snow. A...

The statue of Paul Bunyan in Brainerd was actually built specifically for the film. Evidently, Bunyan is Brainerd's most famous former denizen, and the statue is the kind of roadside attraction yo...

There's something obviously hilarious about Carl burying the suitcase containing a million dollars out in the snow, and marking it with a windshield scraper. He thinks he's going to come back and g...

If you want to see the actual wood chipper from this infamous scene, head up to Fargo—it's on display at the visitor's center. The wood chipper scene is probably the movie's most iconic moment: a...

Earlier in the film, we see that Norm's working on a painting of some mallard ducks as part of a competition to get a picture on a stamp. He doesn't win the prize he wanted, however: he only gets h...