Walcott, Iowa
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
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Port Byron, Illinois
Will B. Rolling Mississippi River Statue
A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.
Permanently Closed
Mooresville, Indiana
Mooresville's Gravity Hill
This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.
Atlanta, Illinois
Paul Bunyon
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Hillsboro, Ohio
World's Largest Horseshoe Crab
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg Mound
The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.
Chillicothe, Ohio
Hopewell Culture National Historic Park
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
Germantown, Ohio
Germantown Covered Bridge
This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.
Franklin, Indiana
Camp Atterbury Prisoner of War Chapel
A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.
Greensburg, Indiana
Courthouse Tree
For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.
Seymour, Indiana
Graves of The Reno Gang
The lynching and burial site of America's first train robbers.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
On the grounds of this study, Lew Wallace composed "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and many other works.
Buffalo Township, Ohio
Crash Site of the USS Shenandoah
The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.
McConnelsville, Ohio
Big Muskie Bucket
All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.
Zanesville, Ohio
Lock #10 on the Muskingum River
One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville Y-Bridge
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
Permanently Closed
Zanesville, Ohio
Vasehenge
A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.
Versailles, Ohio
Annie Oakley's Grave
The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.
Greenville, Ohio
Garst Museum
A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.
Union City, Indiana
Union Literary Institute
One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.
Lynn, Indiana
Hoosier Hill
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
Fountain City, Indiana
Levi Coffin House
This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.
Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Lisbon, Portugal
Carmo Convent Ruins
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
