Places Ramshackle Wants to Go

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

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

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

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

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

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A science teacher's dream.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.