A science teacher's dream.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

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

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

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

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.