Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Iowa

While in Iowa, you might enjoy a visit to:

A gazebo marks the spot where our 38th President was born, and displays some Gerald R. Ford mementoes, such as his golf clubs.
~54 miles from Onawa.

56 feet tall, a huge replica of the tiny spike that marked the (supposed) completion of the transcontinental railroad in far-away Utah.
~55 miles from Onawa.

A series of miracles led to the building of this glass-walled hillside shrine, so that drivers on I-80 would have a place to pray and discover Catholicism. A small, man-made stream flows down the center aisle.
~66 miles from Onawa.

Instruments from all over the world are on display, but we only came to see the horn section made of human bones.
~67 miles from Onawa.

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