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An obelisk commemorates historic floods that hit two towns along the Red River of the North.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

North Dakota's smallest store only has tiny items.

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

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

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

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

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

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

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

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

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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

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

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.