A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

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

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

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

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

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

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

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

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

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

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

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

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

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

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

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