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On one hand, I hate to see unique museums like this close.

On the other hand, they're in a small Iowa town that isn't near an interstate. Who thought that was a good location? If they were closer to/in Cedar Rapids, they'd probably have a much better time.

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It's also the geographic center of the flattest most boring region to ride in America -- the midwest and great plains. The right place for a cycle museum is where it's fun to ride: near mountains like the Rockies or the Appalachians.

> or the Appalachians.

Perfect spot imho would be near the "Tail of the Dragon," or in the general vicinity of the Cherohala Skyway.

https://tailofthedragon.com/

https://roadtrippers.com/tail-of-the-dragon/

https://cherohala.com/

(have ridden there, highly recommend if that's your thing)

Weirdly, I just passed this museum about three weeks ago on a road trip. Made a mental note to check it out next time I was passing through Iowa.

Oh well. :-(

It’s not a good location and the people who built it knew that. They were hoping to become a good location based on the draw of the attraction.

The pro football Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio.

I guess it's near a regional airport. Still a pretty random spot though.

The NFL was created in Canton in 1920. It was weird for me seeing it where it was the first time I drove by. Like someone just dumped it in between a couple of warehouses and highways.

The location and first football field/ stadium there predates the Cleveland Browns. It was the largest high school stadium when first built, and Akron/ Canton was the home of the largest rubber producers on the planet at the time. Additionally, the NFL was founded in Canton.

It seems random now, but it was not when originally constructed.

I think they still use that stadium for HS and maybe even some special event college games?

The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, NY, which is in upstate NY in the middle of nowhere. It's there because of a fake baseball origin story created to attract tourists. A few other halls of fame popped up in the same area to exploit the hall of fame branding, all of which have moved or failed, including the Soccer HOF, the Corvette HOF, and Hamburger HOF (which I think was just a mediocre burger joint).

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