Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

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

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.