Does your list of things to do and see in Iowa need a refresher? Here are 10 things you may not have considered.

1. Field of Dreams
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The Field of Dreams is a baseball field and pop-culture tourist attraction built originally for the movie of the same name. It is in Dubuque County.
2. Where the music died
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This is the site of the Buddy Holly plane crash. It’s a sweet little tribute. Four trees were planted along the fence line; one for each person that died in the crash.
3. Oakland Cemetery’s black angel
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Kiss the black angel and be struck dead. It’s never really happened, but that’s the local legend.
4. Fenelon Place Elevator
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It’s the steepest and shortest railroad on earth and you can take a ride in Dubuque. The elevator operates between April and November.
5. Barn Quilts
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There are more than 60 of these beautiful barn quilts on display throughout the countryside around Grundy City, Wellsburg, and Conrad.

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6. It’s the biggest truck stop in the world!
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This epic destination has eight restaurants, a game room, on-site dentist, barber, and several semis on display inside the building.
7. Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail
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Yeah, it’s weird. This rotary jail is a sight to behold and definitely worth the trip.
8. Bily Clocks
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The Bily Clocks Museum & Antonin Dvorak Exhibit is in Spillville. It’s an inspiring display of years’ worth of work.
9. Have you met Elwood? He’s the world’s biggest garden gnome.
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You’ll have to walk through the beautiful Reiman Gardens in Ames to see this 15-foot-tall gnome.
10. World's Largest Frying Pan
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Yeah, we’ve got it right here in Iowa. You can see it any time.

Has your Iowa to-do adventure list grown? What other destinations should everyone add to their road trip goals?

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