This small museum is dedicated to one of the most influential, yet obscure, jazz legends of Prohibition.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

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.

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

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

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

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.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

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.

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

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

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