Attractions in Iowa
The signed sights of the road — landmarks, curiosities and roadside stops mapped as destinations in their own right. Named what the record names them.
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216 attractions are published in Iowa. The list below holds the 58 best-documented.
- M113
- Fenelon Place Elevator
- William M. BlackBuilt 1934 · National Register
- TavernBuilt 1944 · National Register
- Matugani
- Scott County Freedom Rock
- USS MarlinBuilt 1953
- Historic United States Post Office
- American Gothic HouseBuilt 1882
- Lone Star (towboat)National Register
- Lu Verne City JailBuilt 1912 · National Register
- Nopuko Air Coaster
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines
- Story City Carousel
- Grotto of the RedemptionNational Register
- ATSF Depot
- Vander Veer Botanical Park
- Town & Country Arts Masonic LodgeBuilt 1880
- South Building
- Flynn BarnBuilt 1870
- GalleonBuilt 1985
- Dunham BarnBuilt 1870
- Flying Viking & Draken Falls
- Schoolhouse
- Ye Old MillBuilt 1921
- The Booster Buck
- P.T. Smith House
- Log Cabin
- Historic General Store
- Historic Squirrel Cage Jail
- McClean MuseumBuilt 1879
- Giant SlideBuilt 2020
- Riverwalk Pier
- Carousel
- Pioneer Log CabinBuilt 1926
- Clive Caboose
- Bald Eagle Nest
- Magnolia Town PumpBuilt 1907
- Merry Brook Schoolhouse & Harrison County Historical Society
- Calliope Village
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station
- Woodbine Grain ElevatorBuilt 1940
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair"
- Dougal HouseBuilt 1879
- Giant Sky WheelBuilt 1991
- Main Street CarouselBuilt 2000
- State Savings Bank/Harrison Mutual Ins. AssociationBuilt 1902
- Friends Meetinghouse
- Kokomo Kove
- One-room Schoolhouse
- Murray HallBuilt 1877
- Spooner-Holeton HouseBuilt 1870
- HimalayaBuilt 2000
- Sinister Sidney
- Harrison County Freedom Rock
- Towboat LogsdonBuilt 1941
- Crystal Lake Cave
- Flynn HomeBuilt 1870