Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

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

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

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

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.