There’s something special about seeing an old, somewhat dilapidated, barn as you cruise slowly down the back-road gravels of Iowa. You can almost feel the history of the barn, and it leaves you wondering how magnificent it must have been on the day it was built. But luckily for you, you don’t even have to leave your house, because here are 15 of the most stunning old barns in Iowa.

1. This forgotten beauty in Worth, Iowa.
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2 A weathered old barn in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
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3. This battered barn still retains a certain beauty.
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4. A charming, snow-capped barn south of Lisbon, Iowa.
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5. This seasoned old barn in Bertram, Iowa watches over a sunset field.
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6. An abandoned barn sits in a sunny Story County field.
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7. This well-worn barn greets the sunrise in Palmyra, Iowa.
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8. A couple weathered barns at home on a central Iowa farm.
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9. This barn is all but forgotten on a chilly winter morning.
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10. This bright red barn stands out against the pale snow in Norwalk, Iowa.
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11. A frosty old barn withstands a heavy snow in Jordan, Iowa.
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12. An old lean-to barn under the twinkling winter sky.
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13. This weathered barn somewhere southeast of Des Moines.
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14. This vibrant barn stands out against an autumn field south of Nevada, Iowa.
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15. At the end of the day, an old barn in rural Iowa watches the sun drop down over the perfect green fields.
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