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Posted in Iowa Attractions March 19, 2017 by Rachel Morey Flynn

The Crazy One-Of-A-Kind Store You’ll Only Find In Iowa

This Des Moines based T-shirt shop has enough attitude to cover the entire state of Iowa. They sum our quirks, dislikes, and sometimes even our anxiety, with ease. They print our lives on shirts. Then we wear them.

Check out RAYGUN:

Is this heaven? No, it's Hy-Vee. Raygun captures the soul of Iowa.

The folks designing shirts at RAYGUN have a unique sense of humor.

They hit us with hard truths. They make us laugh. At each other. Photo credit: J.Money Flickr

They have a solid grasp on the issues that concern Iowans most.

"The Greatest Store In The Universe" has an industrial modern feel and more witty tee-shirts about the Midwest than you'll be able to see in one visit.

They tackle the tough issues and give us something to agree about. Clean water, anyone?

Lincoln on a dinosaur means....Freedom? It sure does at RAYGUN. This is one of their most popular designs.

RAYGUN shirts make the best gifts.

RAYGUN: Representing Iowa and all of our quirks.

Even if you don't really love Iowa, you've gotta love RAYGUN.

RAYGUN is located at 505 East Grand Avenue in Des Moines.

RAYGUN also has locations in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Have you been to RAYGUN? What did you think?

Rachel Morey Flynn

Rachel lives in eastern Iowa. She was born in Wisconsin, but only lived there for a few weeks before her parents realized how much better Iowa was and moved. She believes in serial commas, kindness, and good food.