Twister House Movie Site
This house was used in the last 10 minutes of the 1996 Warner Brothers
movie Twister. The site has not been maintained and is currently for
sale.
Address: Twister House Movie Site,
26302 Y Avenue, Eldora, Iowa 50627; 515-858-5133. Web:
http://www.eldora.net/twister/index.html.
Gypsum Mining
Capital of the World
In the late 1800s, Fort Dodge was known for mining gypsum and called
itself the Gypsum Mining Capital of the World. One 5-ton block of
gypsum mined here was used to construct the first fake Cardiff Giant (now
housed in Cooperstown, New York). The old fort now features a fake of the
fake, an 8-foot tall sleeping Cardiff Giant.
Address: Fort Museum, South Kenyon &
Museum Road Road, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501; 515-573-4231; Fax: 515-573-4231.
Email: thefort@frontiernet.net.
Web: http://www.fortmuseum.com.
