Nominated by locals
Squirrel Cage Jail
A hidden gem in Iowa
Council Bluffs guards the only three-story "rotary jail" ever built, a 45-ton cell block that spun on a hand crank so one cell faced the door at a time — a delightfully creepy self-guided stop.
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