Des Moines, Iowa
Pappajohn Sculpture Park
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.
Maquoketa, Iowa
A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa
Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.
Story City, Iowa
This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.
Dubuque, Iowa
An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
West Des Moines, Iowa
A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.
Edgewood, Iowa
Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
Waterloo, Iowa
This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.
Des Moines, Iowa
Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Sanibel, Florida
Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.
Las Vegas, Nevada
At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.