Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

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

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 warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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