Mexico is just south of the United States. Though Mexico is a country which borders the United States, there can still be many challenges in immigrating to the United States.

Karnataka is a state in southern India. People who have immigrated to Iowa from Karnataka have traveled halfway around the world to do so.

Compare the eastern red bat's sound to the other bats.

Compare the hoary bat's sound to the other bats. 

Blacksmiths made and repaired tools. The Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Museum gives an authentic feel of what a blacksmith's shop was like.

There was a time when no Iowa town was more than five miles from a train depot. For some towns, like Eldon, the railroad was a way of life. 

The Nelson Pioneer Farm in Oskaloosa is the home of a rare cemetery just for mules. 

Pammel State Park is the home of the only highway tunnel in Iowa.

Waldo's Rock Park in Marion, Iowa is home to a large rock that doesn't match any others around it. Instead, it matches rocks found in Minnesota. This rock is an example of a glacial erratic, moved and left behind by a glacier.

On the same day that the Old Capitol building became part of the University of Iowa, a meteorite fell to Earth, connecting these two events in history.