 view gallery S14.6 km
|   Old Fashioned Town Clock, Algona, IA
in Town Clocks This free standing clock, a replica of a vintage town square clock sits at the corner of the Algona town square and keeps accurate time. posted by:  wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/07/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryS14.8 km |  Camp Algona POW Museum, Algona, IA
in World War II Sites Algona is brimming with WWII history as it shares the story of its prisoners of war camp. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 01/05/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryS14.8 km |  Camp Algona POW Museum, Algona, IA
in WWII Prisoner of War Camps Algona is brimming with WWII history as it shares the story of its prisoners of war camp. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/07/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryS15.8 km |  Kossuth County Fairgrounds, Algona, IA
in Painted Barn Quilts This colorful barn quilt is mounted on one of the exhibition barns at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/04/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery SW22.5 km
|  Kossuth County Freedom Rock - Whittemore, IA
in Murals This large boulder is part of the Iowa Freedom Rock Tour. There is One large boulder in every Iowa county, painted in honor of US Veterans. The first rock was painted in 1999 & is the only one the artist repaints annually. posted by:  wanderfish location: Iowa date approved: 02/04/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery NW30.4 km
|  Armstrong Gazebo – Armstrong, IA
in Gazebos This beautiful wooden gazebo is surrounded by flowers on the grounds of the Armstrong Heritage Museum and has several seating benches to sit and enjoy the passing traffic. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 07/05/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW30.4 km |  Blekfeld’s Standard Service Station – Armstrong, IA
in Vintage Gas Stations I recall this old canopy gas station being open for business when we lived in Armstrong nearly 20 years ago. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 07/03/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW32 km |  LARGEST -- grotto in the world
in Superlatives The Grotto of the Redemption is the largest grotto in the world. It is comprised of nine separate grottos, each depicting a scene in the life of Jesus. It is constructed out of rock, precious stones and petrified wood. posted by: wardnkathy location: Iowa date approved: 10/24/2013 last visited: 03/23/2023 |
 view gallerySW32 km |  Grotto of the Redemption
in Roadside Attractions The Grotto of the Redemption is the largest grotto in the world. It is comprised of nine separate grottos, each depicting a scene in the life of Jesus. It is constructed out of rock, precious stones and petrified wood. posted by: wardnkathy location: Iowa date approved: 10/22/2013 last visited: 03/23/2023 |
 view gallery E36.5 km
|  The National Hobo Cemetery
in Worldwide Cemeteries The National Hobo Cemetery. posted by: Whaleboat & JoJo location: Iowa date approved: 08/09/2013 last visited: 03/23/2023 |
 view galleryE36.7 km |  Water Tower - Britt, Iowa
in Water Towers The Britt, Iowa water tower. posted by: Whaleboat & JoJo location: Iowa date approved: 08/09/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryE36.9 km |  First Settlers
in Abandoned Cemeteries This is a pioneer cemetery containing the final resting places of some of Winnebago County, Iowa's, earliest settlers. posted by: skybluewaters location: Iowa date approved: 01/08/2007 last visited: 08/20/2013 |
 view gallery W37.5 km
|  “The World Family” Sculpture - Emmetsburg, IA
in 9/11 Memorial Sites This 35’ tall work of art began as a tribute to the American Family but extended its mission as a memorial to the World Trade Towers after the attack on September 11, 2001. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 04/02/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryW37.5 km |  “The World Family” Sculpture - Emmetsburg, IA
in Earth Globes This 35’ tall work of art began as a tribute to the American Family but extended its mission as a memorial to the World Trade Towers after the attack on September 11, 2001. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/18/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryW37.5 km |  “The World Family” Sculpture - Emmetsburg, IA
in Silhouette Public Art Sculptures This 35’ tall work of art began as a tribute to the American Family but extended its mission as a memorial to the World Trade Towers after the attack on September 11, 2001. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/23/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW38.1 km |  Brushy Bayou Bridge
in Orphaned Bridges This is an abandoned truss bridge spanning the New Channel of the West Fork Des Moines River on Brushy Bayou Road. posted by: adenium location: Iowa date approved: 02/03/2010 last visited: 09/15/2009 |
 view gallerySW38.1 km |  Brushy Bayou Bridge
in Truss Bridges This is an abandoned truss bridge spanning the New Channel of the West Fork Des Moines River on Brushy Bayou Road. posted by: adenium location: Iowa date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 09/15/2009 |
 view galleryW38.5 km |  Statue of Robert Emmet
in Irish-American Historic Places This is a statue of Irish orator and patriot Robert Emmet located in the town square of Emmetsburg Iowa. posted by: adenium location: Iowa date approved: 01/31/2010 last visited: 03/02/2011 |
 view galleryW38.6 km | Irish Blarney Stone, Emmetsburg, IA in Irish-American Historic Places This blarney stone was a gift to the town of Emmetsburg from the people of Dublin, Ireland in recognition of the community’s Irish heritage. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/07/2011 last visited: 11/10/2012 |
 view galleryW38.6 km |  Irish Blarney Stone, Emmetsburg, IA
in Gifts from Other Countries This blarney stone was a gift to the town of Emmetsburg from the people of Dublin, Ireland in recognition of the community’s Irish heritage. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/07/2011 last visited: 10/01/2019 |
 view galleryNW38.8 km |  Cedar Point Scout Camp
in Boy Scout Camps Located on the Minnesota side of the Iowa/Minnesota Border near Fairmont. posted by: 8Nuts MotherGoose location: Minnesota date approved: 10/05/2006 last visited: 07/01/2011 |
 view galleryE39.8 km | Highway 18 Barn Quilt, Rural Britt, IA in Painted Barn Quilts Even at a distance, this barn quilt creates a splash of color on a white storage barn. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/04/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryW40.1 km |  Town of Emmetsburg Historical Marker, rural Emmetsburg, IA
in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker tells about the original town of Emmetsburg. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/18/2011 last visited: 11/10/2012 |
 view galleryE40.7 km | Corn Crib Quilt, Rural Britt, IA in Painted Barn Quilts This drive thru corn crib provides a great canvas for this red, white, and blue eight pointed star. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 03/04/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW43.5 km | Okamanpadu Lake - Rural Dolliver, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This plaque highlights the importance of this area as an historical campsite. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 07/08/2011 last visited: 11/14/2015 |
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