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theicarusfish

I have a wife and kid. I like being a dad, creepy stuff, skulls, taxidermy, art, music, science, space, physics, satan, travel, earth porn, super heroes, board games, animals, architecture, food, asian food, pizza, burgers, bugs, history, books, heavy metal, black metal, doom metal, thrash, death metal, punk, post-rock, whiskey, movies, sculpture, parks, waterfalls, mountains, glaciers, urban decay, playgrounds, mad max, star wars, scifi, fantasy, iceland, france, peru, japan, new zealand, transformers.

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Evanston, Illinois

Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Added by lakesides

Chicago, Illinois

The Empty Bottle

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Dylan

Kansas City, Missouri

World's Largest Shuttlecocks

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

ronin

Spring Green, Wisconsin

House on the Rock

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Dylan

Dodgeville, Wisconsin

C-97 Stratofreighter at the Don Q Inn

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

arc459

Added by arc459

Dickeyville, Wisconsin

The Dickeyville Grotto

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

Added by cmackie

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

Clear Lake, Iowa

The Day The Music Died Memorial

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

American Gothic House

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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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

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

West Des Moines, Iowa

Huston Cemetery

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

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Des Moines, Iowa

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

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Added by leiris

Des Moines, Iowa

Zombie Burger + Drink Lab

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.