An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

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

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

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

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

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

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

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

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

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.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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

The World's Largest Bull.

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.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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