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Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

This 'terrible lizard' was one of the world's first animatronic dinosaurs.

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

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.

Over 120 years ago, the original boardgame that inspired Monopoly was invented in this small Illinois town.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.