Historic Hotels of America - Decorah, IA

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Iowa

While in Iowa, you might enjoy a visit to:

A much-loved civic symbol since 1964, when it stood outside of the Pink Elephant Supper Club. Pinky wears a top hat.
~36 miles from Decorah.

For 25 years retired farmer Herman Rusch built odd sculptures around his similarly odd museum. It's folk art -- and it's been preserved.
~62 miles from Decorah.

About 30 feet tall, a barrel-chested humanoid made out of various sizes and shapes of culvert, wearing a culvert cowboy hat.
~46 miles from Decorah.

Health education prop dates back to the 1930s and came from Germany.
~60 miles from Decorah.

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