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

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

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

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

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.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

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

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

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

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

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

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

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.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

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

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.