Places rubysage Wants to Go

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

More than 10,000 spoons, some more than a century old, are gathered here.

This small museum is dedicated to one of the most influential, yet obscure, jazz legends of Prohibition.

The Rhubarb capital of Illinois has made their title official with this 10 foot tall statue.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.

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

A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

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

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

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

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.

A silent forest in Latvia bears witness to a massacre.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.