bluceleste87's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

bluceleste87

Born in Lecco, Italia...parents moved to Phoenix, Arizona when I was 7...studied and currently living in Tucson, Arizona.

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Places visited in Ames, Iowa

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Chicago, Illinois

The Wieners Circle

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Chicago, Illinois

Pullman Historic District

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Added by oksanam

Silvis, Illinois

Hero Street USA

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

MissMary

Added by MissMary

Port Byron, Illinois

Will B. Rolling Mississippi River Statue

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

Added by clarkmaxwell

Iowa 80 Truck Stop

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

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Added by lewblank

Iowa's Largest Frying Pan

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Gladbrook, Iowa

Matchstick Marvels Museum

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

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Added by dboy58

Grant Wood Murals

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

abandonedexplorerscom

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Elwood, the World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

High Trestle Trail Bridge

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Blindcolour

Added by Blindcolour

Bonnie and Clyde Dexter Shootout Marker

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Added by srh2767

Site of the First Train Robbery in the West

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

Rubezahl

Added by Rubezahl

Albert The Bull

The World's Largest Bull.

Added by Facebook789165113

Villisca Axe Murder House

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

Winterset, Iowa

John Wayne's Birthplace

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Added by crystal korth

West Des Moines, Iowa

Huston Cemetery

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

abandonedexplorerscom

Added by abandonedexplorerscom

Vermeer Windmill

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

Added by srh2767

What Cheer, Iowa

What Cheer

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

American Gothic House

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

Added by Facebook550112500

Burlington, Iowa

Snake Alley

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

Added by crissroberts

Columbus Junction, Iowa

Lover's Leap Swinging Bridge

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Added by angiedavidson75

Riverside, Iowa

Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Iowa City, Iowa

The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

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Mount Vernon, Iowa

American Gothic Barn

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

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