Sac City, Iowa
World's Largest Popcorn Ball
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
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Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Waterloo, Iowa
This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.
Brandon, Iowa
The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.
Burlington, Iowa
While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Gladbrook, Iowa
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
West Bend, Iowa
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Wichita, Kansas
A meticulously restored Wichita home designed by the most renowned American architect of the 20th century.
Topeka, Kansas
This bird statue was created to mark the site of a radio transmitter.
Abilene, Kansas
Celebrating the cultural heritage of Kansas’s premier cowtown.
Salina, Kansas
Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
Gas, Kansas
Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.
Portis, Kansas
A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.
Muscotah, Kansas
This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.
Wichita, Kansas
After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.