A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

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

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

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

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

An authentic Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped to Wisconsin.

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

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

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

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

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

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

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

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

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

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

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