Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

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

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

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.

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

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

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

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.

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

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

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

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

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

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.