There’s a reason a large old-fashioned flat iron sits slightly askew on a little plot of land in Kansas City, Kansas, and it’s not as crazy as you think. Nearly a century and half ago, a triangular “flat iron” building once stood in that exact spot. It was the city’s own mini version of the… Continue reading The story behind KCK’s bizarre iron statue
Des Moines is an insurance town. The largest city in Iowa is also one of the largest hubs of insurance business in the world, with hundreds of companies setting up shop there. Walking the streets of Des Moines—or, better yet, the network of skywalks hovering over them—it feels like a town actuaries would love. Clean,… Continue reading How to spend a weekend in Des Moines
