Places We All Pod Down Here Wants to Go

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

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

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

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

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

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

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

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

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

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

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

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

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

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

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