Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

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

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

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

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

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

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.