Mount Vernon, Iowa
American Gothic Barn
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
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Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Elgin, Nebraska
More than 150 working bells from churches and one-room-schoolhouses across the Great Plains are assembled in one man's yard.
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Lincoln, Nebraska
A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.
Grand Island, Nebraska
Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
St. James, Nebraska
This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Arthur, Nebraska
This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.
York, Nebraska
Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.
Winnebago, Nebraska
A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.
Taylor, Nebraska
This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.
Omaha, Nebraska
An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.