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Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

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

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

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

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

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

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

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

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

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