Iowa

Candidate stops on the planned road trip.

15 Places

Fort Dodge, Iowa

The "Real" Cardiff Giant

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

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Iowa City, Iowa

'Sitting Man'

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

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Ida Grove, Iowa

Castles of Ida Grove

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

Villisca Axe Murder House

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

Galena, Illinois

West Street Sculpture Park

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

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Maquoketa, Iowa

Maquoketa Caves State Park

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Lincoln Monument of Council Bluffs

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

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Crystal Lake Cave

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

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World's Largest Popcorn Ball

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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Ice Cave of Bixby State Preserve

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

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Albert The Bull

The World's Largest Bull.

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Fenelon Place Elevator

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

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Columbus Junction, Iowa

Lover's Leap Swinging Bridge

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

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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.

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