Places Vyviane Wants to Go

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

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

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.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

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

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

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

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

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

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

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The World's Largest Bull.

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

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

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

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

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

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.