For a prairie getaway with flair, visitors need not look further than the "largest beagle in the world."
"This is the only place one can sleep with 26 dogs and still get a good night's rest," says Dog Bark Park Inn owner Frances Conklin.
Many people have been in the doghouse, but few can say that they've actually slept in one. Then again, the Dog Bark Park Inn, while undoubtedly shaped like a dog -- albeit a dog nine meters high -- is no kennel.
Endearing dog-themed designs indoors -- like the 26 carved dogs or dog-shaped cookies -- create a comfortable and quaint atmosphere, belying the staggeringly large (for a beagle, that is) and vaguely Trojan exterior.
The entire bed-and-breakfast consists of a single room with a queen bed and adjacent loft with two twin mattresses. Single occupancy is $86, double starts at $96.