Council Bluffs, Iowa
Lincoln Monument of Council Bluffs
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
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Council Bluffs, Iowa
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
Pella, Iowa
An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.
Dyersville, Iowa
The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.
Spillville, Iowa
Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.
Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa
An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.
Sibley, Iowa
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
What Cheer, Iowa
No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.
Ames, Iowa
The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Waterloo, Iowa
This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Brandon, Iowa
The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.
Ida Grove, Iowa
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
West Des Moines, Iowa
A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.
Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Dyersville, Iowa
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Gladbrook, Iowa
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.