The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Iowa
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated April 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 62 roadside attractions in Iowa.
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1. Cabbage Patch Fantasy Land (In Transition)
Griswold, IA
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2. Spook Cave: Underground Boat Tour
McGregor, IA
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3. Grave of the Pilot Who Killed Music
Storm Lake, IA
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4. Sunday in the Park Sculptures
Davenport, IA
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5. Death Spot of Booze-Hating Churchman (Moved)
Sioux City, IA
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6. Retro Rocket Ship
Altoona, IA
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7. 12-Foot-Tall Metal Mammoth
Aurelia, IA
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8. Villisca Ax Murder House and Museum
Villisca, IA
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9. Bily Clocks Museum
Spillville, IA
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10. Mom's Christmas Cookies Tombstone
Cascade, IA
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11. Only Working Danish Windmill In America
Elk Horn, IA
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12. Albert the Bull
Audubon, IA
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13. Spirit Lake Massacre Monument and Graves
Arnolds Park, IA
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14. Surf Ballroom: Buddy Holly's Last Gig
Clear Lake, IA
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15. Bonnie and Clyde Shootout Souvenirs
Dexter, IA
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16. Bronze Statue of James T. Kirk
Riverside, IA
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17. John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum
Waterloo, IA
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18. Buddy Holly Crash Site
Clear Lake, IA
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19. Hospers Memorial Statues
Hospers, IA
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20. Snake Alley: A Very Crooked Street
Burlington, IA
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21. Tiny Church
Festina, IA
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22. Muffler Man and Giant Longhorn
Waukon, IA
A rare case in which a Muffler Man is upstaged -- by a longhorn steer that's even bigger than he is. Rumored to have started as a Bunyan-and-Babe combo.
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23. Plow in the Oak
Exira, IA
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24. Flight 232 Memorial
Sioux City, IA
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25. Freddy: Big Frog Head
Altoona, IA
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