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Monument to the Shootout.

Dexter, Iowa

Bonnie and Clyde Dexter Shootout Marker

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

West End Architectural Salvage

Des Moines, Iowa

West End Architectural Salvage

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

Plaque, date, and wheel mark this iconic moment in thievery

Adair, Iowa

Site of the First Train Robbery in the West

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

John Wayne's Birthplace

Winterset, Iowa

John Wayne's Birthplace

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

It's not a gravesite—it's a future birthplace.

Riverside, Iowa

Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace

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

Spam Museum - new location is 101 3rd Ave NE and is due to open April 22, 2016 in Austin, MN

Austin, Minnesota

Spam Museum

Ever wanted to can Spam?

The World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Ames, Iowa

Elwood, the World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Taxidermy display

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

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

The Day The Music Died Memorial

Clear Lake, Iowa

The Day The Music Died Memorial

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Home plate at the "Field of Dreams" movie site.

Dyersville, Iowa

Field of Dreams Movie Site

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

Displays at the National Farm Toy Museum

Dyersville, Iowa

National Farm Toy Museum

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

American Gothic Barn from northwest

Mount Vernon, Iowa

American Gothic Barn

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

View from the south bank looking north at Mays Island where Cedar Rapids City Hall and Linn County Courthouse are located.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids Municipal Island

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

A model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Gladbrook, Iowa

Matchstick Marvels Museum

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

Iowa's Largest Frying Pan

Brandon, Iowa

Iowa's Largest Frying Pan

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

Wooded area of Sans Souci Island

Waterloo, Iowa

Sans Souci Island

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

Fenelon Place Elevator

Dubuque, Iowa

Fenelon Place Elevator

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Goodyear Airdock

Akron, Ohio

Goodyear Airdock

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

The Untermyer Memorial in Woodlawn Cemetery

Bronx, New York

Woodlawn Cemetery

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

The monument of Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Bronx, New York

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Grave

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

Carrie Chapman Catt's Grave

Bronx, New York

Carrie Chapman Catt's Grave

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

The Grotto at St. Lucy's

Bronx, New York

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Lucy's Church

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

Thain Family Forest.

Bronx, New York

Thain Family Forest

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

World's Largest Fork

Springfield, Missouri

World's Largest Fork

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

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