Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Visit a memorial to the Wesley brothers, one the founder of Methodism and one a writer of over 6,500 hymns.

Built in 1968, this arthouse has kept its movie-palace decor and has its own museum.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.