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

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

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

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 world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

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.

The World's Largest Bull.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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

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

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

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.