Britt, Iowa
The Hobo Museum
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Britt, Iowa
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
West Bend, Iowa
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Anamosa, Iowa
Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Shullsburg, Wisconsin
A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.
Freeport, Illinois
A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.
Freeport, Illinois
The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.
Kewanee, Illinois
The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Mount Carroll, Illinois
Former hotel turned into haunted playground.
Port Byron, Illinois
A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.
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.
Nashua, Montana
This record-setting hydraulic dam in the Montana badlands was one of FDR's most ambitious public works.
Glendive, Montana
The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.
Fort Benton, Montana
A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Park County, Montana
A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.
Red Lodge, Montana
Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.