Ida Grove, Iowa - Castles of Ida Grove

Ida Grove, Iowa - Castles of Ida Grove

A castle-loving tycoon went all medieval on this farm town. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Ida Grove, Iowa - Castles, Pizza Hut Island, Replica HMS Bounty

Pizza Hut is still there, and the castle buildings are something to see. There's a private property with a lake on the east end of town, which contains a replica of the HMS Bounty. Main street businesses closed on Sundays. [Kristen Nash, 11/04/2007]

Ida Grove, Iowa - Castle-themed Town

Another castle building. [Sparx, 12/19/2001]

[RA: More of the feudal style of castle-crazed Ida Grove.]

Ida Grove, Iowa - Castles, Pizza Hut Island

The town of Ida Grove has a lot of buildings built that look like castles. They were supposedly all built by, or for, a fellow named Byron Godbersen, who founded GOMACO, a company there that makes road building equipment.

Also, I believe it was Ida Grove that used to have a Pizza Hut which was located on an island in the middle of a small lake or pond. [Don Fraysier, 10/18/1998]