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

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

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

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

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

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

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

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

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This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

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

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.