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A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

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

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

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

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

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

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

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

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The World's Largest Bull.

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

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

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.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

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

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