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IOWA

World's Largest Cheeto
World's Largest Bull
Mamie Eisenhower Site
Iowa's Largest Frying Pan
Hobo Museum
Laura Ingalls Wilder Site
Brucemore
Spinning Ear of Corn
Squirrel Cage Jail
Largest Bullhead Fish
Giant Cow & Calf
Iowa State Capitol
Field of Dreams
World's Smallest Church
Winnebago Tour
Largest Mallard Duck
Maytag Washer Display
World's Largest Pocahantos
Birthplace of James T. Kirk
World's Largest Umpire
World's Largest Popcorn Ball
Bily Clock/Dvorak Museum
Coffee Pot Water Tower
World's Largest Strawberry
World's Largest Grotto
Hoover Birthplace & Library
John Wayne's Birthplace

 

 

Brucemore

(Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Excerpts from Roadchick K:

BrucemoreBrucemore is one of those historic sites that a lot of residents have lived near and just haven’t gotten around to visiting.  Owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Brucemore has been beautifully restored and does an excellent job of telling visitors the history of the residents and their lives. 

This story isn’t sordid, it’s fairly normal, except for the final owners, who were slightly eccentric.  The final owner was the daughter of the second family to live in the house and her husband.  They didn’t have any children of their own and the house turned into quite a showpiece.  The interestingly, eccentric addition was made by the husband.  In the basement of the home is his “man zone,” there is a Tiki Room, which even has a tin roof with rain pouring on it for authentic sound effects.  There are even mermaids encased in glass on the walls whose bounties are now tastefully covered up for the kiddies on the tours.

They keep you in suspense until the end of the tour for this.  But it’s worth a stop just to see the Tiki Room.

http://www.brucemore.org/

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AND THE TOTAL IS...
Transportation
Lodging
Food
Attractions
TOTAL
805.65
89.00
203.27
+ 94.00
$1191.92

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