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The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

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

Romance fans worldwide make the pilgrimage to this group of historic covered bridges in rural Iowa.

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

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.

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.

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

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

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

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.