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

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

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

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.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

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

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

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.

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

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The World's Largest Bull.

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

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.