Columbus Junction, Iowa
Lover's Leap Swinging Bridge
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Places rsopitz Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Madrid, Iowa
High Trestle Trail Bridge
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Lafayette, Indiana
Cholera Mass Graves of Fink Cemetery
An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.
Maywood, Illinois
Underground Railroad Memorial at McDonald's
A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.
Ashmore, Illinois
St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
