From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a pitchfork ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary. We ...

Visitors to the American Gothic House Center are encouraged to play the part of the famous pair from the painting. Alex Palmer Beginning May 1, visitors to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will notice some strange ...

Grant Wood’s “American Gothic ” painting (and all of its parodies) may be legendary, but most people don’t realize that the little white farmhouse in the background is real — that it’s in Eldon, Iowa ...

ELDON — What could have happened between the man and woman in one of America's most famous paintings? That's what Brad Schuster, a RAGBRAI rider from Denver, Colorado, wondered when he witnessed the ...

ELDON, Iowa (AP) -- The perfectly arched and cross-paned gothic window is everywhere. It is among the blue ribbon winners at the Wapello County Fair crafts barn, built out of 16 Popsicle sticks. It's ...

The term gothic landscape refers to a genre of depicting nature or the built environment in a way that reveals its dark, sinister, or haunting qualities. The gothic landscape in art runs parallel to ...

Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting (and all of its parodies) may be legendary, but most people don’t realize that the little white farmhouse in the background is real — that it’s in Eldon, Iowa ...

A small Iowa town of just under 800 people is home to one of the most iconic homes in American art history. Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American ...