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Odd
& Funny Iowa
Iowa
State Fair - since 1854 features this event offers the country's largest
state fair foods department (approx. 900 classes). The fair starts about
3 weeks before Labor Day
"Inspirationists"
of German origin - became famous for their microwave ovens, created in
the God-fearing Amana Colonies in eastern Iowa.
Living
History Farms - in Urbandale, Iowa is a 550-acre open-air museum
The historic Hotel
Pattee invites guests to relax in a setting that celebrates the sights
and sounds, the people and memories of small town America
Jesse James staged the world's first robbery of a moving train July 21,
1873, a mile and a half west of Adair, Iowa. - look for the monument there
Bridges
of Madison County - from the book to the movie see it live, also nearby
is the John Wayne Birthplace
Home and Museum.
Iowa's Largest Frying Pan is in Brandon, IA
Boone
& Scenic Valley Railroad - On weekends the train is powered by
an authentic steam engine shipped from China to Iowa
World’s Largest
Bull.in Audubon -see Albert the Bull, a concrete, anatomically correct
thirty footer on East Division Street
Hobo Museum, 51 Main
Ave. S., Britt, IA exhibits hobo history, railroad memorabilia and hosts
the National Hobo convention, which Britt has hosted since 1900. T
National
Motorcycle Museum - About 200 rare and vintage motorcycles dating
back to 1903 on display, along with thousands of photos and motorcycle
memorabilia. Home of the original Captain America bike from the 1969 movie
"Easy Rider." 200 E Main St, Anamosa
The
National Farm Toy Museum
features over 30,000 toys and exhibits between its two floors - 1110 16th
Ave. Ct. SE, Dyersville, Iowa
World's Crookedest
Street - Burlington residents maintain that their street, more than 100
years old, is more crooked than the popular Lombard Street in San Francisco
SpookCave
(McGregor, IA) Early settlers of Clayton County often referred to the
strange noises coming from a hole at the base of the hill along Bloody
Run Creek, but it took Gerald Mielke to make the discovery of's handiwork.
These beauties are now available to the public. Guided boat tours tell
about the discovery and development of the cave. Formations are also pointed
out and described. No walking involved; underground, out of the weather
- always 47°F.
The
World's Largest Truckstop, Iowa 80 Truckstop 755 W. Iowa 80 Rd. I-80,
Exit 284 Walcott, IA
The
Union Pacific Railroad Museum, 200 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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