Places alliedgirl79 Wants to Go

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.

This 'terrible lizard' was one of the world's first animatronic dinosaurs.

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

More than 150 working bells from churches and one-room-schoolhouses across the Great Plains are assembled in one man's yard.

Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.