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The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

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

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

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

The World's Largest Bull.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.