This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

This bird statue was created to mark the site of a radio transmitter.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

The World's Largest Bull.

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

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

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

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.

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