Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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

This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

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

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

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.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

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

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

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

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

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

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