Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

The cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

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

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

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

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

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.