A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

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

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

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.

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

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

The World's Largest Bull.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

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

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.