Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.

The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.

People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

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

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

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

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

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

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.

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

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

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

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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