Secret Iowa A guide to the weird, wonderful, and obscure
Book - 2023
"...Iowa is home to more than just cornfields. In fact, across the Hawkeye State you'll encounter hidden gems and secret spots abound. For instance, do you know where you can find the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright designed hotel in the world? What about how much the World's Largest Popcorn Ball weighs? And why did the Los Angeles Lakers pay to build a basketball court in the small town of Carroll? Dive in and discover the state's offbeat history and quirky places through [this book]."--Page 4 of cover.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- travel guidebooks
miscellanies
Anecdotes
Guidebooks
History
Trivia and miscellanea - Published
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St. Louis, MO :
Reedy Press
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- viii, 183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781681064895
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Pennies for a Pachyderm
- The Wright Design
- Kiss of Death
- Sliding Doors
- Beam Me Up, Scotty
- A Wild Ride
- Sorrowful Swinging Bridge
- Buttoned-Up Business
- Huge Hoax
- Carriage House of Creatives
- Riverside Icon
- Innovative Ammunitions
- Danish Darling
- Gem-Filled Grotto
- Cuckoo for Clocks
- Convenient Cable Car
- The Day the Music Died
- Retro Refrigeration
- A Commitment to Corn
- A Truly Twisted Trail
- One Huge Hereford
- A Historic Heist
- Suckers for Strawberries
- Creepy Covered Bridge
- The Wildest Show in the West
- A Wheely Good Time
- Wacky Arachnid
- Spare Change
- Spike of Fame
- Drive the Great White Way
- Matchstick Marvels
- The Sweetest Place in Town
- Spreading Joy to the World
- There's Gnome One like Elwood
- Tales of the Rails
- Corny Traditions
- Subterranean Sparkle
- Famous from Folgers
- A Pint-Sized Parish
- Shake Things Up
- Iowa-ish Kisses
- Guests from Beyond the Grave
- Good Vibrations
- A Memorial with a View
- Van Meter Visitor
- The Center of It All
- A Cheesy Claim to Fame
- A Frying Pan to Feed the Town
- The Great Pyramids of Avery
- Gothic Icon
- Community of Castles
- A Massive Meteorite
- Highest Point in the State
- Lucky Landing
- The Cursed Chair
- More than a Pit Stop
- No Sleep 'til Brooklyn
- Iowa's Island Town
- Wayward Walking Stick
- A Horse of a Different Color
- Jewel of the Prairie
- Passage to Freedom
- An Influential Iowan
- Blooming with Creativity
- Batty Boating
- Lincoln Highway Legacy
- Is This Heaven?
- Long-Winded Phone Calls
- Sweet Success
- Old West Icon
- The Snack of Happiness
- Murder Mystery
- What's in a Name?
- Lighter than Air
- Heroine of the High Bridge
- Enormous Earthworks
- Black Utopia
- Hometown Harmonics
- Fans of Folk Art
- Barnum and Bailey's Favorite
- Votes for Women
- Colossal Crater
- Workout with a View
- No Spot So Dear
- Sources
- Index
