This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

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

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

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